Victoria Wednesday, May 28, 2025 8:30 AM
In February 2024, government amended the Employment Standards Act so annual increases to minimum rates happen automatically, based on the previous year’s average inflation rate for B.C.
In 2024, approximately 130,000 employees in B.C. earned minimum wage or less, according to labour-force data from Statistics Canada.
Learn More:
To read the news release on this year’s minimum wage increase, visit:
https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2025LBR0001-000113
For more information about B.C.’s minimum wages, visit:
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/employment-business/employment-standards-advice/employment-standards/wages/minimum-wage
For more information about TogetherBC, B.C.’s poverty reduction strategy, visit:
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/british-columbians-our-governments/initiatives-plans-strategies/poverty-reduction-strategy/togetherbc.pdf




