$15.75 per hour: New Minimum Wage in Quebec Effective May 1

$15.75 per hour: New Minimum Wage in Quebec Effective May 1

Toronto: The new Quebec minimum wage 2024 increase will come into effect on May 1, raising the general hourly wage to $15.75 per hour, an increase of 3.28% year-on-year. Previously, the minimum hourly wage in Quebec was raised from $14.25 to $15.25 on May 1, 2023, which represented a $1 increase.

This new increase will benefit approximately 200,700 employees, including 111,200 women, according to the Ministry of Labour. Additionally, the minimum hourly wage for tip-receiving employees in Quebec would increase from $12.20 per hour to $12.60 per hour. Furthermore, raspberry pickers in Quebec will be entitled to a minimum payment of $4.68 (currently $4.53 per kg), while strawberry workers will be entitled to a new revised minimum pay of $1.25 per kilogram (currently $1.21 per kg).

The Government of Quebec minimum hourly wage policy has endeavoured to establish a 50 percent correlation between this remuneration and the average hourly wage.