$15 an Hour is How Much a Year in Canada?
At a standard 40-hour week and 52 weeks a year, $15/hour works out to $31,200 a year in Canada — roughly $2,600 a month, $1,200 every two weeks, or $600 a week before tax.
How $15/hour compares in Canada
The $31,200 figure above assumes a standard 40-hour week across all 52 weeks of the year, with no unpaid time off. Most salaried Canadian roles are paid on that basis (paid vacation is included in the annual number). Hourly or contract workers who take unpaid weeks off should adjust downward — every unpaid week trims about $600 from the total.
At $15/hr you're above minimum wage in 1 of 13 Canadian jurisdictions, but below the floor in British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Yukon. The general adult minimum wage in Canada ranges from $15.00 in Alberta to $19.00 in Nunavut as of 2026, so the same hourly rate can be well above the floor in one province and barely legal in another.
Remember these are gross numbers. After federal and provincial tax, CPP and EI, most middle-income Canadian workers keep roughly 72–80% of gross — so a $31,200 salary typically lands closer to $23,712 in the bank per year. Use a provincial tax calculator for a precise net figure.
Minimum wage vs $15/hr in 13 Canadian jurisdictions
- Alberta — $15.00/hr minimum · $15/hr is $0.00/hr above the floor
- British Columbia — $17.85/hr minimum · $15/hr is $2.85/hr below the floor
- Manitoba — $16.00/hr minimum · $15/hr is $1.00/hr below the floor
- New Brunswick — $15.65/hr minimum · $15/hr is $0.65/hr below the floor
- Newfoundland and Labrador — $16.00/hr minimum · $15/hr is $1.00/hr below the floor
- Nova Scotia — $15.70/hr minimum · $15/hr is $0.70/hr below the floor
- Ontario — $17.60/hr minimum · $15/hr is $2.60/hr below the floor
- Prince Edward Island — $16.50/hr minimum · $15/hr is $1.50/hr below the floor
- Quebec — $16.10/hr minimum · $15/hr is $1.10/hr below the floor
- Saskatchewan — $15.35/hr minimum · $15/hr is $0.35/hr below the floor
- Northwest Territories — $16.70/hr minimum · $15/hr is $1.70/hr below the floor
- Nunavut — $19.00/hr minimum · $15/hr is $4.00/hr below the floor
- Yukon — $17.94/hr minimum · $15/hr is $2.94/hr below the floor
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Default 52 — subtract unpaid time off if applicable.
Gross figures, before tax and deductions. Assumes a straight hourly rate with no overtime premium.
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