2.6% wage increase keeping with inflation, says government
Feb 17, 2025
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British Columbia’s lowest-paid workers will see a 2.6-per-cent wage increase on June 1, 2025, keeping pace with inflation, according to the provincial government.
The general minimum wage will increase from $17.40 to $17.85 per hour.
“Minimum wage earners are vulnerable to jumps in the price of groceries, rent and gas,” says Jennifer Whiteside, minister of labour. “That’s why we took action last year to ensure the minimum wage keeps up with the cost of living so workers don’t fall further behind.”
In 2024, B.C.’s minimum wage rose from $16.75 to $17.40 per hour, representing a 3.9 per cent increase, which was consistent with the province’s average rate of inflation in 2023, according to the provincial government.
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 per cent increase on June 1 this year.
On Dec. 31, 2025, the minimum pay rates for 15 hand-harvested crops will also increase by the same percentage.
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