The federal minimum wage in Canada is rising to $17.30 an hour on April 1, 2024. This is a 3.9 per cent increase from the current wage rate of $16.65…
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Workplace Legislation/Press Releases
Minimum wage in B.C. rising 3.9% to $17.40 an hour on June 1, 2024
British Columbia’s minimum wage is set to rise from $16.75 to $17.40 per hour starting June 1, 2024, marking a 3.9% increase, which aligns with the province’s average inflation rate…
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Workplace Legislation/Press Releases
Minimum wage set to rise to $15.20 per hour on April 1 in Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is set to increase its minimum wage to $15.20 per hour beginning April 1, 2024. This decision comes after recommendations from the Minimum Wage Review Committee, which were…
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Workplace Legislation/Press Releases
B.C. boosts pay rate for hand-harvesting agricultural crops by 6.9 per cent
As of Jan. 1, 2024, British Columbia has implemented a 6.9% increase in the minimum piece rates for hand-harvested agricultural crops. This change, now in effect, applies to 15 specific…
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Opinion/CommentaryThe Conversation
Ontario’s 2-tier minimum wage: As discriminatory now as it was in the 1990s
By Steven High, Concordia University The province of Ontario has increased its minimum wage to $16.55 per hour — unless workers are students under the age of 18, in which…
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Effective October 1, 2023, Saskatchewan will raise its minimum wage to $14 an hour, the province announced earlier this year. The move is part of a broader two-year plan to…
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The general minimum wage in British Columbia (B.C.) will be increased from $15.65 to $16.75 per hour starting June 1, 2023. The 6.9% raise, which applies to various job categories…
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Opinion/CommentaryThe Conversation
Alberta’s minimum wage report leaves out labour perspectives in favour of corporate interests
By Junaid B. Jahangir, MacEwan University Alberta’s minimum wage expert panel report was recently released three years after it was submitted to the provincial government. This panel was formed by…
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Workplace Legislation/Press Releases
Alberta’s jobs minister issues statement, releases Minimum Wage Expert Panel Report from 2020
By Government of Alberta Minister of Jobs, Economy and Northern Development Brian Jean issued the following statement on the public release of the Minimum Wage Expert Panel report: “The Minimum…
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By Nova Scotia Labour, Skills and Immigration The Province has accepted the recommendations from the Minimum Wage Review Committee, which include setting the minimum wage at $15 an hour on…