Wage

• Minimum wage in Sask. set to rise to $14 an hour on Oct. 1

  Minimum wages are increasing in Saskatchewan to $14 an hour on Oct.1, but the province will still have the lowest rates in the country.

  Canada

  Sep 26, 2023
  
• N.S. minimum wage to rise to $15 in October, 6 months earlier than planned

  The minimum wage in Nova Scotia will rise to $15 in October, six months earlier than originally planned, due to the 'unexpected and significant increase in inflation.'

  Canada

  Feb 3, 2023
  
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• ‘Tipping point’: Lethbridge disability workers speak out on staffing trouble

  Workers in the community disability services sector in Alberta say staffing issues are coming to a head, mainly due to low pay.

  Economy

  Dec 8, 2022
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• Manitoba plans to raise minimum wage to $15 by 2023

  The government of Manitoba plans to raise the minimum wage to $15 by October 2023.

  Economy

  Aug 18, 2022
• Manitoba municipalities lobbying feds to pick up substantial retroactive wage increase for RCMP

  The Association of Manitoba Municipalities says the 23.7 per cent wage increase — which is retroactive to 2017 — is going to "affect all municipalities negatively."

  News

  Oct 12, 2021
• London Abused Women’s Centre getting $200K to keep trafficking program going

  The London Abused Women’s Centre will be able to keep its human trafficking program running with the help a big funding boost from the federal government.

  Canada

  Dec 17, 2020
• Federal funding falls short of need for anti-human trafficking programs: LAWC

  LAWC says that under the funding distribution model, their programming would qualify for $60,000 less than it received under a previous federal program.

  Canada

  Jul 30, 2020
• Coronavirus: Lethbridge restaurants respond to urgent letter demanding subsidy reinstatement

  “When there is no revenue coming in, without government support, there is no way you’re going to make it."

  Economy

  Jul 21, 2020
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• Saskatchewan’s minimum wage going up, but will remain lowest in Canada

  Saskatchewan's minimum wage will increase by 13 cents in October.

  Canada

  Jun 5, 2020
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• Loss of funding to fight human trafficking to impact over 600 women and girls, LAWC says

  LAWC was receiving funding through the Measures to Address Prostitution Initiatives (MAPI) fund, a five-year program that ended in March 2020.

  Canada

  May 12, 2020