Ghana’s minimum wage is GHS 19.97 per day. That’s for a full 8-hour shift. In Canada, minimum wage starts from CAD $15 to $19 per hour. When converted, a Canadian worker earns more than GHS 180 in just one hour.
That’s more than nine times what a Ghanaian earns in an entire day.
Workers in Canada have fought for these increases. They’re not begging — they’re organizing. They’re pushing for CAD $20 per hour, wage adjustments every year, and removal of loopholes that allow employers to underpay students and farmworkers. Meanwhile, Ghanaian workers are expected to survive on GHS 2.50 per hour.
Let’s break it down.
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Minimum wage per hour:
- Ghana: GHS 2.50
- Ontario, Canada: CAD $17.20 = GHS 189.20
- Nunavut, Canada: CAD $19.00 = GHS 209.00
Minimum wage per day (8 hours):
- Ghana: GHS 19.97
- Ontario: GHS 1,513.60
- Nunavut: GHS 1,672.00
A Ghanaian worker earns GHS 19.97 per day. A minimum wage worker in Nunavut earns more than GHS 1,600 in the same 8 hours.
Monthly breakdown (22 working days):
- Ghana: GHS 439.34
- Canada: GHS 29,040 – GHS 36,784 depending on province
The difference is shocking. A Ghanaian would need to work more than 80 days to earn what a Canadian worker earns in one day on minimum wage.
The lowest-paid worker in Canada — someone cleaning, stacking shelves, or working part-time — still earns enough in a week to surpass Ghana’s entire monthly salary scale for most civil servants.
This is not just about currency. It’s about policy, power, and priorities.
Canada listened to its workers. Ghana ignored theirs.
The fight for a decent wage is not a joke. It’s the difference between feeding your family and going to bed hungry. While Ghanaians queue under the sun for jobs that pay less than GHS 500 a month, teenagers in Canada are flipping burgers for more than GHS 10,000 a month.
Every worker in Ghana must ask: why are we settling for crumbs when the world has moved on?
The question is no longer “how are they doing it?” The real question is: why are we still not demanding more?