On June 1, 2022, British Columbia’s  general minimum wage increases from $15.20 to $15.65 an hour.

The province is following through on a 2020 commitment to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour through measured, predictable increases, and then tie future increases to the rate of inflation. B.C.’s minimum wage is now the highest of all Canadian provinces.

Over the past five years, B.C.'s general minimum wage has increased from $11.35 to $15.65 per hour.

As well, effective Jan. 1, 2023, an increase of 2.8 per cent will apply to minimum piece rates for hand harvesting of 15 specified crops in the agricultural sector, including: peaches, apricots, Brussels sprouts, daffodils, mushrooms, apples, beans, blueberries, cherries, grapes, pears, peas, prune plums, raspberries, and strawberries.

Source:  BC government March 14 , 2022 news release