B.C. – Minimum Wage Increase April 18 2025
B.C.'s minimum wage will increase 2.6% from $17.40 to $17.85 per hour on June 1.
Minimum wage rates for residential caretakers, live-in home-support workers, camp leaders and app-based ride-hailing and delivery services workers will receive the same 2.6% increase on June 1. On Dec. 31, 2025, the minimum piece rates for 15 hand-harvested crops will also increase by the same percentage.
Further, recent amendments also mean that student nurses and auxiliary or volunteer firefighters are no longer subject to the minimum wage specified in the ESA.
For any questions, please submit a ticket through our OnDemand portal.
Source: Government of British Columbia