Nunavut’s minimum wage rising by 75 cents an hour on Sept. 1, GN says – Nunatsiaq News

Jul 9, 2025

New hourly rate of $19.75 is a 4 per cent increase

Nunavut’s minimum wage will rise to $19.75 an hour on Sept. 1, up from the current hourly rate of $19.

In a news release Tuesday, the Government of Nunavut announced it is taking a new approach to calculating the territory’s minimum wage.

“Nunavut will have a system in place to ensure our minimum wage is more responsive to the rising cost of living and economic realities of the territory,” Justice Minister Pamela Gross said in the release.

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