
Hi! i have a 13 year old with me right now, but shes turning 14 in september.. will you guys still be able to hire her?
Lisa R. asked a question to Ca-Disha W.
Category: Work experience
Date asked: Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Last reviewed: Tuesday, January 28, 2025
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Yash S.
Kitchen Crew
The minimum age to work at McDonald's in Canada can differ by province, as each province has its own rules regarding employment regulations.
In most provinces, the minimum age to work at McDonald's is generally 14 or 15 years old.
To ensure you have the accurate and current minimum age requirement, it's crucial to verify the specific McDonald's location or check the employment laws in your province.
For your convenience, here are links to the relevant resources where you can check the minimum age requirements by province or territory:
• Alberta: https://www.alberta.ca/youth-employment-laws.aspx
• British Columbia: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/employment-business/employment-standards-advice/employment-standards/hiring/young-people
• Manitoba: https://www.gov.mb.ca/labour/standards/doc,young-workers,factsheet.html
• New Brunswick: https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/services/services_renderer.19676.Employment_of_Children.html#:~:text=of%2016%20years.-,Description,or%20moral%20or%20physical%20development.&text=d.,a.m.%20of%20the%20following%20day.
• Newfoundland and Labrador: https://www.gov.nl.ca/ecc/files/Publications_Labour_Relations_At_Work_Updates_October-2022.pdf
• Nova Scotia: https://novascotia.ca/lae/employmentrights/children.asp#:~:text=Children%20Under%2014&;text=It%20is%20against%20the%20law%20to%20employ%20a%20child%20under,allow%20the%20child%20to%20work
• Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/page/minimum-age-work
• Quebec: https://protecteurducitoyen.qc.ca/en/advice/useful-tips/working-at-14-years-old-what-is-legal#:~:text=Since%20June%201%2C%202023%2C%20the,16%20to%20give%20school%20priority.
• Saskatchewan: https://www.saskatchewan.ca/business/hire-train-and-manage-employees/youth-in-the-workplace/minimum-age-and-workplace-restrictions#:~:text=Saskatchewan's%20minimum%20age%20of%20employment%20is%2016.&text=Fourteen%2D%20and%2015%2Dyear%2D,print%20a%20Certificate%20of%20Completion.
• Northwest Territories: https://www.ece.gov.nt.ca/en/services/employment-standards/frequently-asked-questions
Friday, August 4, 2023
Ca-Disha W.
host
That is a great question!
The minimum age to work at McDonald's would be 15 years old in Ontario, but it varies province by province cause of Provincial laws :)
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Cearra M.
Crew member
The minimum age to work at McDonald’s is 15 in Ontario but it is different in each province cause of Provincial laws!!
Tuesday, July 25, 2023