<p>TORONTO – Ontario’s minimum wage will increase from $11.25 an hour to $11.40 an hour starting Oct. 1.</p>
<p>The minimum wage for liquor servers will increase by 10 cents to $9.90 an hour in the fall.</p>
<p>The minimum wage for students under 18 working less than 28 hours a week will increase to $10.70 per hour from $10.55 at the same time.</p>
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<p>People who work in their own homes for an employer will see their minimum wage increase from $12.40 to $12.55 an hour.</p>
<p>The province announces the new minimum wage before April 1 each year to give businesses time to adjust before it takes effect six months later.</p>
<p>The government passed legislation in 2014 to tie annual increases in the minimum wage to the rate of inflation for Ontario.</p>
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