The minimum wage is 17 CAD per hour for all employees and their employers within the Province of Nova Scotia. domestic service workers for immediate family: excluded from the minimum wage. domestic service workers working 24 hours or less per week: excluded from the minimum wage. farm workers under 16: excluded from the minimum wage. apprentices: excluded from the minimum wage. trainees under government plans: excluded from the minimum wage. non-profit playground or summer camp employees: excluded from the minimum wage. real estate salespersons: excluded from the minimum wage. automobile salespersons: excluded from the minimum wage. commissioned salespersons: excluded from the minimum wage. insurance agents: excluded from the minimum wage. fishing vessel workers: excluded from the minimum wage. athletes: excluded from the minimum wage.
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Province: Nova Scotiaanswers
The minimum wage is 17 CAD per hour for all employees and their employers within the Province of Nova Scotia. domestic service workers for immediate family: excluded from the minimum wage. domestic service workers working 24 hours or less per week: excluded from the minimum wage. farm workers under 16: excluded from the minimum wage. apprentices: excluded from the minimum wage. trainees under government plans: excluded from the minimum wage. non-profit playground or summer camp employees: excluded from the minimum wage. real estate salespersons: excluded from the minimum wage. automobile salespersons: excluded from the minimum wage. commissioned salespersons: excluded from the minimum wage. insurance agents: excluded from the minimum wage. fishing vessel workers: excluded from the minimum wage. athletes: excluded from the minimum wage.
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Amount
17
Currency
CAD
Per unit
hour
Applies to
all employees and their employers within the Province of Nova Scotia
Exceptions
Category
domestic service workers for immediate family
Excluded
yes
Condition
persons who are employed in a private home by the householder to provide domestic service for a member of the employee’s immediate family
Category
domestic service workers working 24 hours or less per week
Excluded
yes
Condition
persons who are employed in a private home by the householder to provide domestic service for no more than 24 hours within a period beginning on a Sunday and ending on the following Saturday, or during such other 7 day period which is the customary pay period of the employer
Category
farm workers under 16
Excluded
yes
Condition
persons under the age of 16 years engaged in work on a farm whose employment is directly related to the primary production of eggs, milk, grain, seeds, fruit, vegetables, Christmas trees, Christmas wreaths, maple products, honey, tobacco, pigs, cattle, sheep, poultry, or animal furs
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Province: Nova Scotia
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minimum_wage in ca-ns: version 1, effective 2026-10-01, published (new)
The minimum wage is 17 CAD per hour for all employees and their employers within the Province of Nova Scotia. domestic service workers for immediate family: excluded from the minimum wage. domestic service workers working 24 hours or less per week: excluded from the minimum wage. farm workers under 16: excluded from the minimum wage. apprentices: excluded from the minimum wage. trainees under government plans: excluded from the minimum wage. non-profit playground or summer camp employees: excluded from the minimum wage. real estate salespersons: excluded from the minimum wage. automobile salespersons: excluded from the minimum wage. commissioned salespersons: excluded from the minimum wage. insurance agents: excluded from the minimum wage. fishing vessel workers: excluded from the minimum wage. athletes: excluded from the minimum wage.
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Category
apprentices
Excluded
yes
Condition
apprentices under an apprenticeship agreement in accordance with the provisions of the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act
Category
trainees under government plans
Excluded
yes
Condition
all persons receiving training under government sponsored and government approved plans
Category
non-profit playground or summer camp employees
Excluded
yes
Condition
persons employed at a playground or summer camp operated on a non-profit basis
Category
real estate salespersons
Excluded
yes
Condition
real estate salespersons
Category
automobile salespersons
Excluded
yes
Condition
automobile salespersons
Category
commissioned salespersons
Excluded
yes
Condition
salespersons, other than route salespersons, who are entitled to receive all or any part of their remuneration as commissions in respect of offers to purchase or sales of goods, wares, merchandise or services which offers are normally made other than at the employer’s establishment
Category
insurance agents
Excluded
yes
Condition
insurance agents licenced as such under the Insurance Act
Category
fishing vessel workers
Excluded
yes
Condition
persons engaged in work on fishing vessels
Category
athletes
Excluded
yes
Condition
athletes while engaged in activities related to their athletic endeavour
(2) The minimum wage for employees under this Order is fixed at the hourly rate set out in the following table: … October 1, 2026 | $17.00 … 2 This Order applies within the Province of Nova Scotia to all employees and their employers except all of the following … (a) persons who are employed in a private home by the householder to provide domestic service … (i) for a member of the employee’s immediate family, or … (ii) for no more than 24 hours within a period beginning on a Sunday and ending on the following Saturday, or during such other 7 day period which is the customary pay period of the employer; … (b) persons under the age of 16 years engaged in work on a farm whose employment is directly related to the primary production of eggs, milk, grain, seeds, fruit, vegetables, Christmas trees, Christmas wreaths, maple products, honey, tobacco, pigs, cattle, sheep, poultry, or animal furs; … (d) apprentices under an apprenticeship agreement in accordance with the provisions of the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act; … (e) all persons receiving training under government sponsored and government approved plans; … (f) persons employed at a playground or summer camp operated on a non-profit basis; … (g) real estate salespersons; … (h) automobile salespersons; … (i) salespersons, other than route salespersons, who are entitled to receive all or any part of their remuneration as commissions in respect of offers to purchase or sales of goods, wares, merchandise or services which offers are normally made other than at the employer’s establishment; … (j) insurance agents licenced as such under the Insurance Act; … (k) persons engaged in work on fishing vessels; … (m) athletes while engaged in activities related to their athletic endeavour.