Ontario Minimum Wage

• Minimum wage hike more beneficial for workers than tax credit, says FAO

  Financial Accountability Officer Peter Weltman says in a report today that the tax credit will benefit only 38 per cent of minimum wage workers since many already pay no provincial tax.

  Canada

  Apr 2, 2019
• Bill Kelly: ‘For the people’ rings hollow in Doug Ford’s plan for Ontario

  A few months into Ontario Premier Doug Ford's administration, his political catchphrase — 'for the people' — has a hollow ring to it, Bill Kelly says.

  Blogs

  Nov 20, 2018
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• Living wage now $4+ more than minimum wage in City of Kawartha Lakes

  A family of four (two parents and two children) would need a household income of $74,000 to make basic ends meet in City of Kawartha Lakes.

  Economy

  Nov 13, 2018
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• Ontario government freezes minimum wage hike as part of labour reforms rollback

  The Progressive Conservatives say businesses were hurt by the changes brought in by the previous regime.

  Canada

  Oct 23, 2018
• Ontario PC government to halt minimum wage hike scheduled for 2019

  Labour Minister Laurie Scott says the minimum wage will remain at $14 an hour rather than rising to $15 as planned by the previous Liberal government.

  Politics

  Sep 26, 2018
• Reality check: The math behind Doug Ford’s minimum wage plan

  If elected, Progressive Conservative leader Doug Ford is promising to put an end to provincial income taxes for minimum wage earners in Ontario. But are minimum wage earners actually paying taxes to begin with?

  Economy

  Apr 17, 2018
• Liberals say minimum wage hike helps people more than Doug Ford’s proposed income tax cut

  Labour Minister Kevin Flynn took aim at Doug Ford's plan in a news conference this morning, saying the newly chosen Tory leader and his party "just don't care about workers.''

  Politics

  Mar 15, 2018
• Swiss Chalet restaurant group says Ontario’s minimum wage hike has been manageable

  The restaurant group owned by Cara Operations is implementing selective price increases and changes to its menu in order to manage a boost in Ontario's minimum wage.

  Consumer

  Mar 12, 2018
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• Equal pay for equal work? Not under Ontario’s new statutory holiday pay rules

  The law that raised minimum wage also established rules that introduce pay inequities among part-time workers, small businesses say.

  Money

  Feb 13, 2018
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• Tim Hortons workers in Ontario given Valentine’s Day cards in support of labour rights 

  Tim Hortons employees at over 200 locations across Ontario received special Valentine's Day cards and chocolates from workers' rights advocates on Tuesday.

  Canada

  Feb 13, 2018