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For 2008 (as of Mar. 31, 2008)
THESE ARE MINIMUM RATES AS DEFINIED BY THE EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ACT NOT NECESSARILY THE GOING RATES BEING OFFERED

Students Under 18:
$8.20/hr
* piece rates do not apply for students

Adults: $8.75/hr

Liquor Services: 
$7.60/hr

Homeworkers Wage:
$9.63/hr 

THESE ARE MINUMUM RATES AS DEFINIED BY THE EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ACT NOT NECESSARILY THE GOING RATES BEING OFFERED

How is minimum wage calculated for employees who earn commission?
If an employee's pay is based completely or partly on commission, it must amount to at least the minimum wage for each hour the employee has worked.

To ensure an employee is receiving the minimum wage, the total amount the employee earned in regular wages over a work week is divided by the number of hours the employee worked in that week.

Can an employer take into account the provision of room and meals to an employee when calculating minimum wage?
Yes, but there are limits. Room and board (meals) shall not be deemed to have been paid as wages unless the employee has received the meals and occupied the room.

THESE ARE MINUMUM RATES AS DEFINIED BY THE EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ACT NOT NECESSARILY THE GOING RATES BEING OFFERED

Check out the Employment Standards Act