Quebec's minimum wage is now $16.60 per hour

Quebec's minimum wage will increase by 50 cents to $15.75 an hour beginning May 1. Canadian dollars are pictured in Vancouver, Sept. 22, 2011. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward)

The minimum wage in Quebec is now $16.60 per hour.

The government announced the $0.50 per hour increase last January.

It says this represents a 3.11 per cent raise for some 258,900 workers in Quebec.

Employees who receive tips, like bartenders and restaurant workers, are now paid $13.30 per hour.

Quebec’s minimum wage falls in the middle of that of other Canadian provinces and territories.

Alberta has the lowest minimum wage at $15 an hour, while Nunavut has the highest at $19.75. Ontario’s minimum wage is set to increase to $17.95 in October.

A study published yesterday by Quebec socioeconomic think tank IRIS shows someone living in Montreal needs to earn about $30 per hour to live above the poverty line.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 1, 2026.