Ontario Canada Raises Minimum Wage to $11 an Hour, the Highest in the Country
On Thursday, Premier Kathleen Wynne announced that as of June 1, the lowest paid workers in that province will get paid $11/hour, a 75-cent increase from the current rate.
"Increasing the minimum wage will help improve the standard of living for hardworking people across the province, while ensuring that businesses have the predictability necessary to plan for the future," the premier said in a press release.
The increase, according to the governing Liberals, is equivalent to the Ontario’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) since the last increase on March 31, 2010.
It follows 6 months of consultation with business, non-profit, and anti-poverty organizations.
Current minimum wages in Canada:
Alberta: $9.95
British Columbia: $10.25
Manitoba: $10.45
New Brunswick: $10.00
Newfoundland and Labrador: $10.00
NWT: $10.00
Nova Scotia: $10.30
Nunavut: $11.00
Ontario: $10.25
PEI: $10.00
Quebec: $10.15
Saskatchewan: $10.00
Yukon: $10.54
Source: Government of Canada
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/canada-poli...
"Increasing the minimum wage will help improve the standard of living for hardworking people across the province, while ensuring that businesses have the predictability necessary to plan for the future," the premier said in a press release.
The increase, according to the governing Liberals, is equivalent to the Ontario’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) since the last increase on March 31, 2010.
It follows 6 months of consultation with business, non-profit, and anti-poverty organizations.
Current minimum wages in Canada:
Alberta: $9.95
British Columbia: $10.25
Manitoba: $10.45
New Brunswick: $10.00
Newfoundland and Labrador: $10.00
NWT: $10.00
Nova Scotia: $10.30
Nunavut: $11.00
Ontario: $10.25
PEI: $10.00
Quebec: $10.15
Saskatchewan: $10.00
Yukon: $10.54
Source: Government of Canada
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/canada-poli...
