Ontario Minimum Wage Increase
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Ontario government may provide public sectors with more minimum wage help: WynneThe minimum wage rose on Jan. 1 to $14 an hour from $11.60.PoliticsJan 17, 2018
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Seattle, Alberta offer lessons for Ontario on ‘Fight for $15’ minimum wage hikeThe experiences of Alberta and Seattle, two jurisdictions that share Ontario's $15 an hour goal, offer some lessons on how to adjust to a higher minimum wage: that is, if Ontario businesses can weather the short-term storm.CanadaJan 14, 2018
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Some Ontario Tim Hortons locations raise prices on breakfast menu after minimum wage hikeThe increases come after the company faced a backlash from consumers when it was revealed some franchisees cut employee benefits to offset the impact of minimum wage hikes in OntarioCanadaJan 12, 2018
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Hundreds protest reduction in employee benefits at Tim Hortons in CobourgA protest at the Division Street location in Cobourg drew hundreds, many carrying placards and flags.CanadaJan 10, 2018
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By the numbers: Tim Hortons vs. minimum wage hikeHere's a look at the numbers behind the controversial measures that have some of the franchisees and the parent company playing the blame game:CanadaJan 9, 2018
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No Timmys Tuesday? Support grows for boycott of popular coffee chainIn response to news of employee hours being cut, paid breaks and other incentives being eliminated, some are calling for a boycott of Tim Hortons on Tuesday.ConsumerJan 8, 2018
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Businesses should consider raising prices to offset wage hike: Ontario labour ministerKevin Flynn says that businesses have many options open to them and raising prices could be part of a strategy to ensure they turn a profit as well as pay a living wage.PoliticsJan 8, 2018
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Ontario government investigating businesses allegedly breaking new labour lawsThe minimum wage increased on Jan. 1 from $11.60 an hour to $14 and some businesses have implemented new rules to offset the added costs.PoliticsJan 8, 2018
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Tim Hortons blames ‘reckless’ franchise owners for benefit cuts, backlashA statement on Tim Hortons' corporate website blames a "reckless few" franchise owners for employee benefit cuts that sparked calls for a boycott of the iconic coffee shop.ConsumerJan 5, 2018
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Premier Wynne to blame for Tim Hortons cutbacks, not franchise owners: small business groupCanadians should be asking hard questions of Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne rather than look to boycott Tim Hortons, according to the Canadian Federation of Independent BusinessesCanadaJan 4, 2018
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