Minimum wage in Manitoba
The general hourly rate, when it started, what the official page says comes next, and where to read it.
General minimum wage
$16.40 per hour
In effect since October 1, 2026.
Source: Government of Manitoba: Minimum wage fact sheet (published October 1, 2026) official. Last checked October 28, 2026.
Next change
The page names no next increase or date.
gov.mb.ca official
Exceptions and more detail
Listed only as the official page states them. The page, and the law behind it, have the full detail.
Excluded from the minimum wage
The page lists: domestic workers who work fewer than 12 hours a week; people in an approved provincial or federal training program; and election officials, enumerators and other temporary people appointed under The Elections Act.
gov.mb.ca official
Official sources
Cross-check: the Government of Canada’s table of general minimum wage rates lists $16.40 from October 1, 2026. It is a federal page, not Manitoba’s own, so we keep the page above as the main source. minwage-salairemin.service.canada.ca official
General information only, not legal advice. If your pay is in question, the official page and the labour standards office of Manitoba govern. Rates can change: see how we check.