Minimum Wage
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Beautification project gives N.S. First Nation income assistance clients work experienceSipekne'katik First Nation's beautification project employs 16 people ranging in age from 17 to 68 who do yard work and community cleanup and also help out elders in the community.CanadaJun 10
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Nova Scotia’s ‘low-wage economy’ and the impact it’s having on peopleThe Nova Scotia public accounts standing committee heard Wednesday that the impact of low wages doesn’t just hurt the people who are struggling to live off them.MoneyJun 8
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Minimum wage bill and others expected to pass before Manitoba legislature breakMany bills will not go to a final vote until the legislature resumes in the fall, including one that would loosen restrictions on the cosmetic use of lawn pesticides.PoliticsJun 1
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B.C.’s minimum wage goes up another 45 cents but that’s still too low say advocatesSix per cent of employees in B.C. earned minimum wage or less in 2021 and 52 per cent of employees in B.C. earning that wage were older than 25.EconomyJun 1
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Manitoba proposes path to increase minimum wage above inflationA bill before the Manitoba legislature would give the provincial cabinet the authority to order a higher increase to minimum wage in years when inflation runs above five per cent.PoliticsMay 30
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Disappointment in Saskatchewan’s new minimum wage shared by employers and employeesNeither employees or small business owners are satisfied with the Saskatchewan government's decision to increase minimum wage to $15 by 2024.EconomyMay 5
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Manitoba to boast Canada’s lowest minimum wage when rate increases in SaskatchewanThe Manitoba Federation of Labour says having the lowest minimum wage in Canada leaves many workers in poverty and will be an embarrassment.EconomyMay 4
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Saskatchewan to raise minimum wage to $13 per hour in October, $15 by 2024Saskatchewan, which has the country's lowest minimum wage at $11.81 per hour, is set to increase its minimum wage to $13 this year and $15 by October of 2024.MoneyMay 3
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Moe teases minimum wage hike as Sask. opposition debuts resource surcharge planThe Scott Moe government and the opposition NDP both say proposed changes to the minimum wage would relieve pressures of the increased cost of living on Saskatchewan residents.CanadaMay 2
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Worker unions hold May Day rally at Toronto’s Queen’s Park'We're advancing our vision for the Ontario we need and mobilizing to win it,' Patty Coates, Ontario Federation of Labour President, said.CanadaMay 1
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