Minimum Wage

The Manitoba government has introduced the Minimum Wage Adjustment Act, which will raise the minimum hourly wage to $14.15 on April 1, 2023, and again to $15.00 on October 1, 2023. The current provinc...Learn More

Manitoba has launched its Small Business Minimum Wage Adjustment Program, modest response designed to help a few businesses transition to a substantially higher minimum wage. Small businesses with up ...Learn More

As the government implemented its first of three minimum wage increases on October 1, 2022, that will ultimately bring the province’s base wage to $15.00 per hour, it has implemented the Transitiona...Learn More

The Manitoba government has announced that the provincial minimum wage will be raised to $13.50 effective October 1, 2022, from its current rate of $11.95. This reflects an annual consumer price index...Learn More

Manitoba’s labour minister has asked its equal representation Labour Management Review Committee to recommend a one-time special inflation adjustment for the province’s minimum wage that is alread...Learn More

The Manitoba government has passed legislation that will allow cabinet to mandate a larger increase to the minimum wage when inflation in Manitoba, as measured by the Consumer Price Index, exceeds fiv...Learn More

RCC has renewed discussions with the Manitoba government to determine what impact Saskatchewan’s minimum wage announcement could have on the province’s expressed commitment to tying minimum wage i...Learn More

The provincial government has announced that it will increase its minimum wage by 40 cents to $12.35 an hour, effective on October 1, 2022. The minimum wage is based on the Consumer Price Index in Man...Learn More

Canadian retailers looking to fill labour gaps may now have greater access to the Government of Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFW). In a series of program adjustments announced Monday, ...Learn More

In January 2022, the Province accepted the Nova Scotia Minimum Wage Review Committee’s recommendation to increase the minimum wage by 40 cents to $13.35 an hour on April 1, 2022. To reach $15 mi...Learn More