Construction Industry Minimum Wage Regulation

Construction Industry Minimum Wage Regulation, M.R. 119/2006 The Construction Industry Wages Act , C.C.S.M. c. C190 Regulation 119/2006 Registered May 25, 2006 bilingual version (HTML) Table of Contents Section PART 1 MINIMUM WAGE — INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL SECTOR 1 Definitions 2 Additions and renovations 3 Hourly minimum wage rates 4 Apprentices — minimum wages and ratios 5 Standard hours of work per week and per day 6 Overtime rates 7 Ratio: other employees to construction workers 8 Ratio: skilled tradesperson to trainees PART 2 MINIMUM WAGE — HEAVY CONSTRUCTION SECTOR 9 Definition 10 Hourly minimum wage rate — heavy construction 11 Standard hours of work per week 12 Overtime rates PART 3 DEFINITION FOR ACT 13 Definition for purposes of the Act PART 4 REPEAL AND COMING INTO FORCE 14 Repeal 15 Coming into force Schedule A Minimum Wage Rates — Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Sectors and Major Building Construction Projects B Minimum Wage Rates — Heavy Construction Sector PART 1 MINIMUM WAGE — INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL SECTOR Definitions 1 The following definitions apply in this Part. "apprentice" means an apprentice as defined in section 1 of The Apprenticeship and Certification Act . (« apprenti ») "journeyperson" means a person who, in respect of a trade listed in Part 1 of the table in Schedule A, (a) holds (i) a certificate of qualification issued under The Apprenticeship and Certification Act , or (ii) a certificate of proficiency issued by a recognized authority; or (b) has worked in the trade for a period of not less than six years and is able to demonstrate that he or she has acquired the skills of the trade. (« ouvrier qualifié ») "major building construction project" means (a) the construction of or an addition to one of the following types of buildings or structures: (i) a power generating station or spillway, (ii) an oil refinery, a chemical plant, a petroleum pumping station or a plant that processes oil, gas or both oil and gas, (iii) a smelter, mineral refinery or a steel mill, (iv) a pulp mill, paper mill, or pulp and paper mill, (v) a brewery or a distillery, (vi) a compressor station, (vii) a mining installation above the surface of the ground; (b) the construction of or an addition to one of the following types of buildings, if the total floor space of the construction or addition exceeds 2,325 m 2 (25,000 sq. ft.) of floor space: (i) a hospital, (ii) an apartment building, (iii) a residential, commercial, industrial, community, government, municipal or school building; or (c) the construction of or an addition to more than one of the types of buildings under clause (b), if (i) the total floor space of all the buildings or additions constructed exceeds 2,325 m 2 (25,000 sq. ft.) of floor space, and (ii) the construction or additions are done under a single contract or under several contracts between the same parties that are entered into at the same time. (« ouvrage important ») "sector" means the industrial, commercial and institutional sector of the construction industry. (« secteur ») "skilled tradesperson" means a person who (a) has worked 3,600 or more cumulative hours in one of the trades listed in Part 2 of the table in Schedule A; or (b) had worked 2,400 or more cumulative hours in one of the trades listed in Part 2 of the table in Schedule A prior to September 1, 2025. (« ouvrier spécialisé ») "trainee" means a person, other than a skilled tradesperson, who is employed in one of the trades listed in Part 2 of the table in Schedule A on a construction project in the sector or on a major building construction project. (« stagiaire ») "Trainee 1" means a trainee who has worked fewer than 1,200 cumulative hours in the trade. (« stagiaire 1 ») "Trainee 2" means a trainee who has worked 1,200 or more, but fewer than 2,400, cumulative hours in the trade. (« stagiaire 2 ») "Trainee 3" means a trainee who has worked 2,400 or more cumulative hours in the trade. (« stagiaire 3 ») "Winnipeg area" means the area within a 48 kilometre (30 mile) radius of the intersection of Osborne Street and Broadway Avenue in the City of Winnipeg. (« région de Winnipeg ») M.R. 254/2014 ; 55/2025 Additions and renovations 2 When an existing building is renovated and an addition is made to it at the same time, the project is a major building construction project if one-half of the square footage involved in the renovation plus the total square footage of the addition exceeds 2,325 m 2 (25,000 sq. ft.) of floor space. Hourly minimum wage rates 3(1) For the period beginning September 1, 2025, and ending April 30, 2026, the minimum wage per hour payable to an employee listed in Column 1 of the table in Schedule A who is employed in the sector or on a major building construction project is the hourly minimum wage rate set out opposite in Column 2 of the table. 3(2) For the period beginning May 1, 2026, and ending April 30, 2027, the minimum wage per hour payable to an employee listed in Column 1 of the table in Schedule A who is employed in the sector or on a major building construction project is the hourly minimum wage rate set out opposite in Column 3 of the table. 3(3) On or after May 1, 2027, the minimum wage per hour payable to an employee listed in Column 1 of the table in Schedule A who is employed in the sector or on a major building construction project is the hourly minimum wage rate set out opposite in Column 4 of the table. M.R. 56/2008 ; 15/2012 ; 254/2014 ; 103/2022 ; 55/2025 Apprentices — minimum wages and ratios 4(1) Despite any other provision of this regulation, the minimum wage per hour payable to an apprentice is the hourly wage rate in the applicable trade regulation made under The Apprenticeship and Certification Act . 4(2) An employer must not exceed the ratio of apprentices to journeypersons that may be employed by an employer under the Apprenticeship and Certification — General Regulation , Manitoba Regulation 154/2001 or the designated trade regulation for the relevant trade, whichever is applicable. M.R. 254/2014 Standard hours of work per week and per day 5 The standard hours of work for employees employed in the sector or on a major building construction project are 40 hours per week and 10 hours per day. Overtime rates 6 Hours worked by an employee in excess of the standard hours of work under section 5 are payable at an hourly rate of not less than 150% of the employee's regular wage rate. Ratio: other employees to construction workers 7 For the number of apprentices, journeypersons, skilled tradespersons and trainees listed in Column 1 of the following table employed at a worksite in the sector or on a major building construction project, an employer must employ, at the worksite, no more than the number of construction workers listed in Column 2 of the table: TABLE Column 1 Column 2 10 or less 1 11 to 20 2 21 to 30 3 31 to 40 4 41 to 50 5 for every additional 10 above 50 one additional Ratio: skilled tradesperson to trainees 8 For each skilled tradesperson in a trade listed in Part 2 of the table in Schedule A that an employer employs at a worksite in the sector or on a major building construction project, an employer must employ no more than two trainees in the same class. M.R. 103/2022 PART 2 MINIMUM WAGE — HEAVY CONSTRUCTION SECTOR Definition 9 In this Part, "Winnipeg" means the City of Winnipeg, and includes all lands outside the City of Winnipeg that are within (a) the Perimeter Highway; or (b) 0.8 kilometres (one-half mile) of the Perimeter Highway. Hourly minimum wage rate — heavy construction 10 The minimum wage per hour payable to an employee who is in a classification listed in Column 1 of the table in Schedule B and is employed in the heavy construction sector is as follows: (a) for the period beginning September 1, 2025, and ending April 30, 2026, the hourly minimum wage rate set out opposite in Column 2 of the table in Schedule B; (b) for the period beginning May 1, 2026, and ending April 30, 2027, the hourly minimum wage rate set out opposite in Column 3 of the table in Schedule B; (c) for any period on or after May 1, 2027, the hourly minimum wage rate set out opposite in Column 4 of the table in Schedule B. M.R. 56/2008 ; 15/2012 ; 254/2014 ; 103/2022 ; 55/2025 Standard hours of work per week 11 The standard hours of work per week are as follows: (a) 48 hours per week, for employees in the heavy construction sector of the construction industry in Winnipeg from November 1 in each year to March 31 in the following year; (b) 50 hours per week, for employees in the heavy construction sector of the construction industry in Winnipeg from April 1 to October 31 of each year; (c) 50 hours per week, for employees in the heavy construction sector of the construction industry outside of Winnipeg. Overtime rates 12 Hours worked by an employee in excess of the standard hours of work set out in section 11 are payable at an hourly rate of not less than 150% of the employee's regular wage rate. PART 3 DEFINITION FOR ACT Definition for purposes of the Act 13 For the purpose of section 19.1 of The Construction Industry Wages Act , a "work camp" means a construction project in a remote area where room and board are supplied to employees employed on the project. PART 4 REPEAL AND COMING INTO FORCE Repeal 14 The Building Construction (Winnipeg) Minimum Wage Regulation , Manitoba Regulation 194/91, the Building Construction (Rural) Minimum Wage Regulation , Manitoba Regulation 195/91, and the Heavy Construction Minimum Wage Regulation , Manitoba Regulation 196/91, are repealed. Coming into force 15 This regulation comes into force on June 1, 2006, or on the day it is registered under The Regulations Act , whichever is later. SCHEDULE A (Section 3) MINIMUM WAGE RATES — INDUSTRIAL, COMMERCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL SECTORS AND MAJOR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS Hourly Minimum Wage Rate Column 1 Classification of Trades Column 2 September 1, 2025, to April 30, 2026 Column 3 May 1, 2026, to April 30, 2027 Column 4 May 1, 2027, or after Part 1: Journeypersons Boilermaker $39.07 $39.85 $40.64 Bricklayer $42.45 $43.30 $44.17 Carpenter $36.95 $37.69 $38.45 Concrete Finisher $31.93 $32.56 $33.22 Construction Craft Worker $31.34 $31.97 $32.61 Construction Electrician $43.74 $44.61 $45.50 Crane and Hoisting Equipment Operator Mobile Crane Operator $39.71 $40.50 $41.31 Tower Crane Operator $45.15 $46.05 $46.97 Boom Truck Hoist Operator $31.69 $32.33 $32.97 Floor Covering Installer $33.98 $34.66 $35.35 Gasfitter $43.27 $44.13 $45.02 Gasfitter — Subcomponent Trade of Domestic Gasfitter $38.94 $39.72 $40.52 Glazier $35.32 $36.03 $36.75 Industrial Mechanic (Millwright) $40.40 $41.21 $42.03 Insulator (Heat and Frost) $33.16 $35.65 $36.36 Ironworker Structural Steel Erector $40.64 $41.45 $42.28 Reinforcing Iron (re-bar) $35.20 $35.90 $36.62 Miscellaneous Metal Worker/Ornamental Worker $40.06 $40.86 $41.67 Lather (Interior Systems Mechanic) $35.61 $36.32 $37.05 Painter and Decorator $32.57 $33.22 $33.88 Plumber $43.27 $44.13 $45.02 Pre-Engineered Building Erector $35.15 $35.85 $36.57 Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanic $41.72 $42.55 $43.40 Roofer $35.03 $35.73 $36.44 Sheet Metal Worker $44.55 $45.44 $46.35 Sprinkler System Installer $46.89 $47.83 $48.78 Steamfitter-Pipefitter $43.27 $44.13 $45.02 Part 2: Skilled Tradespersons Asbestos Abatement Worker $29.42 $30.01 $30.61 Trainee 1 $19.12 $19.50 $19.89 Trainee 2 $22.06 $22.50 $22.95 Trainee 3 $25.00 $25.50 $26.01 Elevator Constructor $45.32 $46.22 $47.15 Trainee 1 $29.46 $30.05 $30.65 Trainee 2 $33.99 $34.67 $35.36 Trainee 3 $38.52 $39.29 $40.08 Labourer — Specialty Labourer (assisting bricklayer) $28.85 $29.42 $30.01 Trainee 1 $18.75 $19.12 $19.51 Trainee 2 $21.63 $22.07 $22.51 Trainee 3 $24.52 $25.01 $25.51 General Construction Labourer $28.05 $28.61 $29.18 Trainee 1 $18.23 $18.60 $18.97 Trainee 2 $21.04 $21.46 $21.89 Trainee 3 $23.84 $24.32 $24.81 Marble, Tile and Terrazzo Installer $30.47 $31.08 $31.70 Trainee 1 $19.80 $20.20 $20.60 Trainee 2 if the person first became a Trainee 2 before September 1, 2025 $23.91 $23.91 $23.91 if the person first became a Trainee 2 on or after September 1, 2025 $22.85 $23.31 $23.77 Trainee 3 $25.90 $26.42 $26.94 Plasterer $33.74 $34.42 $35.10 Trainee 1 $21.93 $22.37 $22.82 Trainee 2 if the person first became a Trainee 2 before September 1, 2025 $26.43 $26.43 $26.43 if the person first became a Trainee 2 on or after September 1, 2025 $25.31 $25.81 $26.33 Trainee 3 $28.68 $29.25 $29.84 Sheeter, Decker and Cladder $39.24 $40.02 $40.82 Trainee 1 $25.51 $26.01 $26.53 Trainee 2 if the person first became a Trainee 2 before September 1, 2025 $30.79 $30.79 $30.79 if the person first became a Trainee 2 on or after September 1, 2025 $29.43 $30.02 $30.62 Trainee 3 $33.35 $34.02 $34.70 Scaffolder $37.02 $37.76 $38.51 Trainee 1 $24.06 $24.54 $25.03 Trainee 2 if the person first became a Trainee 2 before September 1, 2025 $29.01 $29.01 $29.01 if the person first became a Trainee 2 on or after September 1, 2025 $27.76 $28.32 $28.88 Trainee 3 $31.46 $32.09 $32.73 Part 3: Other Workers Construction Worker $18.48 $18.85 $19.23 SCHEDULE B (Section 10) MINIMUM WAGE RATES — HEAVY CONSTRUCTION SECTOR Hourly Minimum Wage Rate Column 1 Classification of Trades Column 2 September 1, 2025, to April 30, 2026 Column 3 May 1, 2026, to April 30, 2027 Column 4 May 1, 2027, or after Heavy Construction Mobile Crane Operator working on heavy construction $31.28 $31.91 $32.55 Heavy duty Mechanic or Welder working on heavy equipment $30.26 $30.86 $31.48 Equipment Operator (Group I) — Asphalt Plant Operator, Concrete Batch Plant Operator; Operator of a dragline, clam shell, shovel, hydraulic excavator, wheeled excavator, pile driver, motor grader, asphalt paving machine, concrete paver, directional drill with locator, or other equipment requiring similar skills $27.09 $27.63 $28.18 Equipment Operator (Group II) — Operator of a dozer, track loader, rubber-tired loader, loader backhoe, scraper, milling machine or other equipment requiring similar skills $23.17 $23.64 $24.11 Equipment Operator (Group III) — Operator of an articulated rock truck, any type of compaction equipment, or other equipment requiring similar skills $19.22 $19.60 $19.99 Truck Operator (Group I) — Operator of a lowbed truck with 5 or more axles $26.00 $26.52 $27.05 Truck Operator (Group II) — Operator of a truck with 4 or more axles, fuel truck, distribution truck, hydrovac truck or truck with hydraulic boom or hoist $24.42 $24.91 $25.41 Truck Operator (Group III) — Operator of a truck having a gross vehicle weight of more than 4,540 kgs and fewer than 4 axles $21.07 $21.49 $21.92 Skilled Labour (Group I) — Concrete Finisher, Pipelayer, Screedman or other employee who performs work requiring similar skills $27.12 $27.66 $28.21 Skilled Labour (Group II) — Concrete Finisher Helper, Pipelayer Helper, Pipe Fuser, Cable Splicer, Traffic Coordinator, Lead Hand or other employee who performs work requiring similar skills $21.40 $21.83 $22.26 General Labourer in heavy construction sector and not otherwise classified $18.11 $18.47 $18.84 Watcher, Flagger or Rodman $16.66 $17.00 $17.34