Minimum wage in BC to increase 2.6% in 2025
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PRINCE GEORGE — British Columbia’s provincial government has confirmed B.C.’s lowest paid workers will see a 2.6 per cent wage increase on June 1, 2025, keeping pace with inflation.
It means the minimum wage will increase from $17.40 to $17.85 per hour. This follows the changes made in spring 2024 to the Employment Standards Act, which mandated annual wage increases.
“Minimum wage earners are vulnerable to jumps in the price of groceries, rent and gas,” said 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.”
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% increase on June 1. On Dec. 31, 2025, the minimum piece rates for 15 hand-harvested crops will also increase by the same percentage.
