Minimum wage increases in three of four Atlantic provinces

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Daily News | Online News A sign for help wanted is pictured in a business window in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. he minimum wage has gone up today in three of the four Atlantic provinces.

Daily News | Online News A sign for help wanted is pictured in a business window in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. he minimum wage has gone up today in three of the four Atlantic provinces.

By The Canadian Press

Sat., Oct. 1, 20221 min. read

HALIFAX – The minimum wage has gone up today in three of the four Atlantic provinces.

New Brunswick has instituted a one-dollar increase, bringing its rate to the highest in the region at $13.75 per hour.

A 50-cent jump in Newfoundland and Labrador means the rate in Canada’s most easterly province currently stands at $13.70 per hour.

Nova Scotia’s minimum wage went up 25 cents to hit $13.60 per hour.

The rate did not increase in Prince Edward Island, where the government announced last week that the minimum wage would increase from $13.70 to $14.50 on Jan. 1.

Both P.E.I. and Newfoundland and Labrador plan further increases that will see the rate hit $15 per hour in October 2023, while Nova Scotia plans to reach $15 an hour in October 2024.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 1, 2022.

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