Ontario minimum wage to increase to $16.55 per hour in October

Ontario’s minimum wage is set to rise to $16.55 an hour on Oct. 1.

It marks a 6.8 per cent boost from the current rate of $15.50 an hour, an increase tied to inflation.

The government says the increase means someone making minimum wage and working 40 hours per week would see their pay increase by nearly $2,200 per year.

Labour advocates and opposition critics have said Ontario should introduce a $20 minimum wage.

The Ontario Living Wage Network says a living wage in many parts of the province would be $19, but in the Greater Toronto Area it is over $23.

Labour Minister Monte