Minimum wages jump in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba on Oct. 1
Posted Sep 28, 2018 3:13 pm.
Last Updated Sep 28, 2018 3:16 pm.
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EDMONTON – Minimum wage across the Prairies is going up, with raises in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba set to take effect Monday.
Alberta’s hike in the minimum hourly rate is the highest, where the current $13.60 an hour will rise to $15 _ becoming the highest minimum wage in the country.
In Manitoba, the minimum hourly wage will climb 20 cents from $11.10 to $11.35.
Saskatchewan’s lowest-wage earners will see the smallest raise, with the minimum pay rising 10 cents from $10.96 to $11.06 an hour.
Alberta’s NDP government has raised the minimum wage every year from $10.20 an hour when they were elected in 2015.
Manitoba says this year’s increase is based on the province’sinflation rate in 2017, while Saskatchewan says its minimum wage is also indexed based on inflation, as well as the average hourly wage for Saskatchewan.
