Rate to be adjusted annually Sept. 1 based on percentage change in CPI, hourly wages
Already boasting the highest minimum wage rate across territories and provinces, Nunavut’s base pay will move even higher later this year.
The territory’s minimum pay rate will increase to $19.75 per hour effective September 1, 2025, according to the territorial government, maintaining the highest rate in all of Canada.
The change marks a 4% increase to the current minimum wage rate of $19.00 per hour, the government said.
Several provinces have already increased their base pay rates earlier this year, and more will follow suit come October.
Beginning this year, Nunavut’s minimum wage rate will be adjusted annually on September 1 using a formula based on the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Iqaluit and the percentage change in the average hourly wage in Nunavut for the previous year.
“Nunavut will have a system in place to ensure our minimum wage is more responsive to the rising cost of living and economic realities of the territory,” said Minister of Justice Pamela Hakongak Gross. “This new approach is a positive development for employers and employees in Nunavut, helping to ensure fairness, transparency, and predictability around our minimum wage rate increases.”
Going forward, the adjusted minimum wage rate will be announced publicly by July 31 each year and published in the Nunavut Gazette, according to the territorial government.
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