'We have established predictable minimum wage increases to benefit both employers and employees,' said provincial labour minister Trevor Holder.

Raising the minimum wage by just one dollar can have a significant effect on some people's risk of suicide, according to a new study.

A $0.60 increase is bringing Quebec's general minimum wage to $13.10 per hour, Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Solidarity Jean Boulet announced on Wednesday. 

The London Poverty Research Centre says people in the city need an hourly wage of $16.20 to meet the minimum requirement of economic security.

Although recent increases have been in line with inflation rates, the province has a long history of minimum According to Manitoba Employment Standards' Historical Summary of Minimum Wage Rates in Manitoba, the province's first minimum wage was set in 1921 at 25 cents an hour, but only applied to women.

An increase of 30 cents per hour is set to raise the province's minimum wage from $11.35 to $11.65.

Dozens of union workers from around Saskatoon volunteered to work the grill or hand out juice boxes at an annual Labour Day barbecue.

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.

“But it's much more in big cities like Vancouver and Toronto.” 

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