Alberta Minimum Wage

• Alberta set to have the lowest minimum wage in the country

  Effective Tuesday, Alberta will be tied with Saskatchewan for the lowest minimum wage in Canada at $15 an hour.

  Money

  Sep 30
  
• Minimum wage is up in 6 provinces, but can it help ease affordability pressure?

  In Alberta, Quebec, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut, the minimum wage remained unchanged on Sunday.

  Canada

  Oct 2, 2023
  
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• Living wage higher than minimum wage: Alberta Living Wage Network

  The living wage in Calgary is now $22.40 an hour, a 20.43 per cent increase from $18.60 in 2021.

  Economy

  Nov 14, 2022
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• What impacts could a minimum wage hike have in Alberta?

  British Columbia is increasing its minimum wage and Alberta advocacy groups are calling for the government to make the same move.

  Canada

  Mar 16, 2022
• Alberta government strikes panel to advise on wage cut for alcohol servers

  The panel is tasked with advising whether the wage for alcohol servers should be cut back, as well as consolidating existing studies on the effects of a minimum-wage increase under Alberta's former NDP government.

  Politics

  Aug 15, 2019
• Lower minimum wage for Alberta youth takes effect Wednesday

  The new $13-per-hour minimum wage applies to workers aged 13 to 17. 

  Consumer

  Jun 26, 2019
• Youth minimum wage rollbacks won’t apply at this year’s Calgary Stampede

  Stampede organizers decided to stick with $15 for everyone this year, given the timing of the government's changes.

  Jun 26, 2019
• Edmonton Public Library backtracks on student minimum wage decision

  Earlier this week, the union learned students who work as pages for the Edmonton Public Library would face a pay reduction in line with new provincial minimum wage rules which go into effect June 26.

  Money

  Jun 14, 2019
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• Alberta bill to overhaul workplace rules passes second reading after marathon debate

  Members of the Alberta legislature were up through the night as the NDP staged a filibuster over proposed changes to labour legislation.

  Economy

  Jun 6, 2019
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• Some Alberta businesses vow to keep paying all workers $15/hr

  Some Alberta businesses are vowing to continue paying all their employees $15 or more an hour, even after Alberta's minimum wage changes kick in later this year.

  Politics

  May 29, 2019