Ontario will boost minimum wage to $15 on January 1, 2022

The Ontario government will raise the province's minimum wage to $15 an hour on Jan. 1, 2022, Premier Doug Ford announced Tuesday morning.

Ford made the announcement at a Unifor meeting hall in Milton, Ont., and said it will benefit an estimated 760,000 people across the province.

"Workers deserve to have more money in their pockets," Ford said.

Asked by a reporter if he could live on $15 per hour, Ford admitted it's not enough. "It's a start," he said.

Currently, the minimum wage in Ontario is $14.35.

Ford confirmed what sources told Radio-Canada late Monday: that the government will also hike the $12.55 minimum wage for workers who serve alcohol and receive tips to $15.
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