B.C. Minimum Wage

• Businesses see red as B.C.’s minimum wage climbs, but labour says it’s not enough

  Surging inflation this year has meant the minimum wage in B.C. climbed 6.9 per cent to $16.75 Thursday. Labour and business groups had conflicting reaction to the move.

  Economy

  Jun 1, 2023
  
• B.C. liquor servers to get pay boost on par with general minimum wage increase

  Labour Minister Harry Bains says he's proud to put an end to the discriminatory lower minimum wage for liquor servers, 80 per cent of whom are women.

  Economy

  Apr 9, 2021
  
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• Coronavirus won’t stop B.C. from hiking minimum wage Monday: Minister

  The B.C. government announced a series of minimum wage increases in 2018 and the June 1st wage boost goes up 75 cents per hour to $14.60.

  Economy

  May 31, 2020
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• You need to be earning $20.91 an hour to make ends meet in Metro Vancouver

  The minimum wage needed to keep a family afloat has climbed by 30 cents per hour from last year.

  Economy

  Apr 25, 2018
• $15 minimum wage consultations begin with B.C.’s Fair Wages Commission on Thursday

  Consultations on the minimum wage by B.C.'s Fair Wage Commission begin on Thursday in Abbotsford.

  Politics

  Nov 16, 2017
• No one happy about B.C.’s minimum wage increase

  As the minimum wage in B.C. gets raised 40 cents today, advocates on both sides of the argument are saying the government has made the wrong decision.

  Politics

  Sep 15, 2016