Minimum Wage

The Ontario government announced on March 31, 2023, that the province’s general minimum wage will increase from $15.50/hr to $16.55/hr on October 1, 2023. RCC’s stance on the minimum wage has long...Learn More

The Manitoba government has announced that in addition to raising its minimum wage from $13.50 to $14.15 on April 1, 2023 on its planned pathway to $15 this October, it will now be raising the minimum...Learn More

Last Friday the Government of Alberta released its 2020 Minimum Wage Expert Panel report which was initiated as a historical review of the dramatic rise of the minimum wage between 2015 and 2018. The ...Learn More

On April 1, 2023, Yukon’s minimum wage will rise from $15.70 to $16.77 per hour, the territorial government confirmed on February 23, 2023. The Yukon government’s increase is based on the 2022 Con...Learn More

Quebec’s minimum wage will increase by one dollar from $14.25 an hour to $15.25 an hour on May 1, 2023, Labour Minister Jean Boulet announced on January 18, 2023. Last May, the figure was raised...Learn More

Last week, the Nova Scotia government informed stakeholders that it is considering a recommendation from the province’s Minimum Wage Review Committee to increase the province’s minimum wage to $15...Learn More

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