Minimum Wage

• British Columbia’s minimum wage increasing to $16.75 on June 1st

  Over the last six years, wages have gone up by over four dollars in the province and by the end of the week, it will go from $15.65 an hour to $16.75.

  Economy

  May 28
  
• Rise in minimum wage will hit fixed-income residents hardest: Penticton chamber of commerce

  B.C.'s minimum wage is set to rise 6.9 per cent and members of the Okanagan's business community are lining up to put in their two cents. 

  Canada

  Apr 6
  
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• B.C.’s minimum wage will increase to $16.75 per hour on June 1

  Labour Minister Harry Bains made the announcement Wednesday, saying the minimum wage will rise by $1.10, consistent with inflation.

  Economy

  Apr 5
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• Minimum wage is going up in 3 Atlantic Canadian provinces. Here’s by how much

  Nova Scotia, P.E.I. and Newfoundland and Labrador are set to increase their minimum wages to $15 an hour on Oct. 1, in a second increase in later in 2023.

  Canada

  Mar 31
• Manitoba’s minimum wage to rise this weekend, but some say it still lags living wage

  The Manitoba Federation of Labour says even with the October increase, it's still not a living wage in 2023.

  Economy

  Mar 31
• As Ontario announces minimum wage increase, here’s how others compare

  Ontario announced Friday that its minimum wage will increase on Oct. 1 to $16.55. Here is a list of the minimum wages in other jurisdictions across the country as of the same date.

  Canada

  Mar 31
• Ontario minimum wage to increase to $16.55 per hour on Oct. 1

  It marks a 6.8 per cent boost from the current rate of $15.50 an hour, an increase tied to inflation.

  Canada

  Mar 31
• Manitoba to raise minimum wage twice in 2023, labour minister says

  The wage, which is currently $13.50 an hour, will go up to $14.15 an hour in April and again to $15.30 an hour in October. 

  Canada

  Mar 22
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• B.C. budget: Kelowna Chamber of Commerce says lack of relief for small business

  The Memphis Blues Barbeque House restaurant owner says COVID was a big blow to his Kelowna business. And since then, there's been a series of other hits.

  Canada

  Mar 2
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• N.S. minimum wage to rise to $15 in October, 6 months earlier than planned

  The minimum wage in Nova Scotia will rise to $15 in October, six months earlier than originally planned, due to the 'unexpected and significant increase in inflation.'

  Canada

  Feb 3