Minimum Wage

• Saskatchewan minimum wage set to increase in October, but still lowest in Canada

  Saskatchewan's minimum wage is set to increase by $1 in October.

  Economy

  Jul 2
  
• B.C.’s minimum wage climbs to $17.40 on Saturday

  The B.C. government passed legislation in February to automatically increase minimum wage annually by the rate of inflation.

  Economy

  May 28
  
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• Minimum wage up across Atlantic Canada with biggest jump in Newfoundland and Labrador

  The minimum wage is going up today in all four Atlantic Canadian provinces.

  Canada

  Apr 1
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• Ontario minimum wage to increase Oct. 1 to $17.20 an hour

  The annual Oct. 1 increase is tied to inflation and is a boost of 3.9 per cent from the current rate of $16.55 per hour.

  Economy

  Mar 28
• Federal minimum wage set to increase April 1. Who gets the pay bump?

  Canada is increasing the federal minimum wage to $17.30 per hour on April 1.

  Canada

  Mar 14
• Manitoba plans hike to minimum wage, while labour, anti-poverty groups want more

  Premier Wab Kinew says the increase to $15.80 an hour is in line with the rate of inflation as set under provincial law.

  Economy

  Mar 13
• B.C.’s minimum wage to jump 65 cents on June 1

  Minimum-wage workers in British Columbia will get a pay hike of 65 cents an hour to $17.40 starting June 1, a move the government says will help lift more people out of poverty.

  Economy

  Feb 26
• Minimum wage in Quebec to rise by 50 cents to $15.75 an hour starting May 1

  Quebec's Labour Department says it is hiking the minimum wage by a little more than three per cent because of the economic uncertainty in the retail and restaurant sectors.

  Economy

  Jan 31
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• New Brunswick’s minimum wage to surpass $15 per hour, move ahead of Nova Scotia

  New Brunswick's minimum wage will increase to $15.30 per hour on April 1, the province announced Monday, still falling far short of what's considered a living wage.

  Canada

  Jan 29
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• Pete’s Frootique workers in Halifax ratify first collective agreement

  Workers at the Sobeys-owned Pete’s Frootique grocery store in Halifax have ratified their first collective agreement after a nearly seven-week strike, according to their union.

  Canada

  Jan 5