The Ontario minimum wage will go up 25 cents to $11 an hour on October 1, 2015 the government has announced Ontario Liberals tied the minimum wage to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) so it increases with the rising cost of living. The minister, Kevin Flynn, said the Liberals had “taken politics out of minimum wage increases”. But he congratulated himself anyway saying it was good for workers and the economy. It makes Ontario and Nunavut the highest minimum wage jurisdictions in Canada. The NDP however said it isn’t enough..The NDP has promised $12 an hour and others who lobby about poverty want $14 an hour.
