What is the minimum working age in Canada?
16+
Minimum working age: 18.
Canada is one of 35 countries classified “16+” for the minimum working age — 33% of the 106 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Legal working age
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- United States
- Under 14 Minimum working age: 12.
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- 14–15 Minimum working age: 14.
- Greenland
- 14–15 Minimum working age: 15.
- Bermuda
- Under 14 Minimum working age: 13.
- Iceland
- Under 14 Minimum working age: 13.
- Bahamas
- 14–15 Minimum working age: 14.
Other laws in Canada
- Compulsory Voting
- Voluntary
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