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Historical Summary of Minimum Wage Rates in Manitoba
| Effective Date | General Hourly Adult Minimum Wage | Youth Minimum Wage |
| 1921 |
$0.25 (Up until 1931 this rate applied to women only. In 1931 the Act was amended to include boys under 18. In 1934, the statute was amended to include male employees also.) |
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| 1934 |
$.25 - urban $.21 - rural |
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| 1945 |
$.35 - Male $.30 - Female (urban) $.26 - Female (rural) |
$.20 Male |
| 1947 |
$.40 - Male $.36 - Female (urban) $.33 - Female (rural) |
$.20 Male |
| 1949 |
$.50 - Male; Female (part-time/urban) $.45 - Female (part-time/rural) $.443 - Female (full-time/urban) $.42 - Female (full-time/rural) |
$.40 Male |
| 1952 |
$.60 - Male $.55 - Female (urban) $.52 - Female (rural) |
$.48 Male & Female (urban) $.45 Female (rural) |
| 1957 |
$.60 - Male $.58 - Female (urban) $.54 - Female (rural) |
$.48 |
| 1960 |
$.66 - urban $.61 - rural |
$.48 |
| July 1, 1963 |
$.75 - urban $.70 - rural |
$.48 |
| December 1, 1965 |
$.85 - urban $.80 - rural |
$.48 |
| July 1, 1966 |
$.925 - urban $.90 - rural |
$.48 |
| December 1, 1966 | $1.00 - urban & rural | $.48 |
| December 1, 1967 | $1.10 | $1.00 |
| April 1, 1968 | $1.15 | $1.00 |
| August 1, 1968 | $1.20 | $1.00 |
| December 1, 1968 | $1.25 | $1.00 |
| December 1, 1969 | $1.35 | $1.00 |
| October 1, 1970 | $1.50 | $1.25 |
| October 1, 1972 | $1.75 | $1.50 |
| October 1, 1973 | $1.90 | $1.65 |
| July 1, 1974 | $2.15 | $1.90 |
| January 1, 1975 | $2.30 | $2.05 |
| October 1, 1975 | $2.60 | $2.35 |
| September 1, 1976 | $2.95 | $2.70 |
| July 1, 1979 | $3.05 | $2.70 |
| January 1, 1980 | $3.15 | $2.70 |
| March 1, 1981 | $3.35 | $2.90 |
| September 1, 1981 | $3.55 | $3.10 |
| July 1, 1982 | $4.00 | $3.55 |
| January 1, 1985 | $4.30 | $3.85 |
| April 1, 1987 | $4.50 | $4.20 |
| September 1, 1987 | $4.70 | $4.55 |
| April 1, 1988 | $4.70 | $4.70 (As of April 1, 1988, the youth minimum wage rate became the same as the adult minimum wage rate.) |
| March 1, 1991 | $5.00 | |
| July 1, 1995 | $5.25 | |
| January 1, 1996 | $5.40 | |
| April 1, 1999 | $6.00 | |
| April 1, 2001 | $6.25 | |
| April 1, 2002 | $6.50 | |
| April 1, 2003 | $6.75 | |
| April 1, 2004 | $7.00 | |
| April 1, 2005 | $7.25 | |
| April 1, 2006 | $7.60 | |
| April 1, 2007 | $8.00 | |
| April 1, 2008 | $8.50 | |
| May 1, 2009 | $8.75 | |
| October 1, 2009 | $9.00 | |
| October 1, 2010 | $9.50 | |
| October 1, 2011 | $10.00 | |
| October 1, 2012 | $10.25 | |
| October 1, 2013 | $10.45 | |
| October 1, 2014 | $10.70 | |
| October 1, 2015 | $11.00 | |
| October 1, 2017 | $11.15 | |
| October 1, 2018 | $11.35 | |
| October 1, 2019 | $11.65 | |
| October 1, 2020 | $11.90 | |
| October 1, 2021 | $11.95 | |
| October 1, 2022 | $13.50 | |
| April 1, 2023 | $14.15 | |
| October 1, 2023 | $15.30 | |
| October 1, 2024 | $15.80 |