Saskatchewan’s minimum wage is going up.
The increase is to take effect on Oct. 1 and will lift the minimum wage to $10.96 an hour.
The current minimum wage in Saskatchewan, which was brought in last October, is $10.72.
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Saskatchewan’s minimum wage is reviewed annually based on changes to the consumer price index and the average hourly wage for the previous year.
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Any changes are announced by June 30 and take effect Oct. 1.
The province says there are almost 50,000 minimum-wage and low-wage earners in Saskatchewan, and that nearly 70 per cent of them work in retail, or accommodation and food services.
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