Overview
- The $0.40 lift represents a 2.2% increase from $17.85, reflecting average monthly inflation of just over 2.1% in 2025.
- Rates for residential caretakers, live‑in home‑support workers, camp leaders, and app‑based ride‑hailing and delivery workers will rise in line with the new minimum.
- Minimum piece rates for hand‑harvested crops are scheduled to increase by the same percentage on Dec. 31, 2026.
- B.C. now has the highest minimum wage among Canadian provinces, with Nunavut’s territorial rate remaining higher at $19.75.
- Living Wage for Families pegs Metro Vancouver’s 2025 living wage at $27.85 per hour, underscoring a gap of roughly $10 compared with the new minimum.