Ontario’s minimum wage is set to rise to $17.95 an hour on Oct. 1.
The province boosts the wage annually based on the Ontario Consumer Price Index, a measure of inflation.
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The current minimum wage is $17.60.
The government says someone earning minimum wage and working 40 hours per week will see an additional $728 per year.
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Labour Minister David Piccini says the increase will leave Ontario with one of the highest minimum wage rates in the country.
The Ontario Living Wage Network says a living wage in the Greater Toronto Area is $27.20.
I am making $18 an hour, since i work in fast food they wont give me another raise till the management raise the prices of the products, i feel like a bump up of 800 bucks seems like its helpful but when everything will go up in price this means i will be much poorer till management gives me a raise. last 5 years has been tougher to buy stuff as i was making good money at $15 an hour when min wage was 11