Minimum Wage Alberta

• 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.

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  Sep 30, 2024
  
• U.S. holiday seasonal workers to get 32% pay hike this year — what about Canada?

  On both sides of the border, the competition to fill vacancies for the holiday season is fierce.

  Money

  Oct 16, 2018
  
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• Tipping: Here are the best and worst cities and provinces in Canada

  Data by payments startup Square provides hard evidence of tipping habits across the country.

  Money

  Jun 12, 2018
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• Lost jobs, cut hours, no paid breaks. Do minimum wage hikes hurt workers?

  We should strive for the highest possible minimum wage, one economist says. The trouble is figuring out how high to set the bar.

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  Jan 4, 2018
• 60,000 job losses by 2019 due to minimum wage increase: Bank of Canada

  The Bank of Canada estimates there will be about 60,000 fewer jobs by 2019 due to the increases in minimum wages across the country, but that labour income will be higher due to the increases.

  Canada

  Jan 3, 2018
• Does $15 minimum wage kill jobs? Experts debate Seattle’s results

  New duelling research argues that Seattle's minimum wage hike is both killing low-wage jobs and having no negative impact at all.

  Money

  Jun 27, 2017