Nova Scotia Minimum Wage

• 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, 2023
  
• 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, 2023
  
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• Committee recommends N.S. raise minimum wage to $15 sooner than planned

  The Nova Scotia Minimum Wage Review Committee is recommending the province now implement a $15 minimum wage by October, six months earlier than originally planned.

  Economy

  Jan 5, 2023
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• Minimum wage increases in three of four Atlantic provinces

  The minimum wage has gone up today in three of the four Atlantic provinces. New Brunswick instituted a one-dollar increase, while the wage went up by 25 cents in Nova Scotia.

  Canada

  Oct 1, 2022
• Nova Scotia’s minimum wage will rise to $15 an hour in 2024: minister

  According to the province, the increases will benefit the more than 31,000 Nova Scotians who work for minimum wage.

  Money

  Feb 10, 2022
• N.S. government accepts recommended minimum wage increase to $13.35 per hour

  The minimum wage in Nova Scotia will rise by 40 cents to $13.35 per hour this spring, Premier Tim Houston said Thursday.

  Canada

  Jan 13, 2022
• ‘They want real jobs’: N.S. premier apologizes for comment made about minimum wage workers

  The minimum wage debate continues to heat up in Nova Scotia.

  Canada

  Nov 4, 2021
• N.S. election: Low wages, worker’s rights become big issues as cost of living spikes

  Hailie Tattrie, an organizer with Fight for $15 and Fairness Halifax, says precarious environments are common among people who make less than a living wage in Nova Scotia.

  Canada

  Jul 24, 2021
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• Nova Scotia minimum wage increasing to $12.95 an hour in April

  A $12.95 per hour minimum wage means Nova Scotia will have the second-highest minimum wage in Atlantic Canada.

  Economy

  Jan 26, 2021
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• N.S. minimum wage to increase by $1 an hour to $12.55 on April 1

  The provincial government will be raising the minimum wage to $12.55 per hour on April 1, an increase of $1.

  Money

  Jan 30, 2020