In Canada, the Alberta government put forth its own plan for a $15 minimum wage by 2018.
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April 12, 2016
2:53PM
In B.C., the vast majority of minimum wage workers live with their parents or other relatives.
March 7, 2016
4:14PM
Most Canadians who earn the minimum wage are not “poor,” and most of the working poor earn more than the minimum wage.
March 4, 2016
10:16AM
In reality, hardly anybody in Canada is trying raise a family on the minimum wage.
December 22, 2015
3:39PM
In a recent interview, Premier Rachel Notley seemed to hint that the Government of Alberta could slow its plan to increase the minimum wage to $15 if the economy remains weak.
October 1, 2015
4:00AM
Today, the Alberta government is hiking the minimum wage from $10.20 to $11.20, as part of its plan to raise the rate to $15 per hour by 2018.
July 6, 2015
9:00AM
Mayor Gregor Robertson has started a push for the City of Vancouver to become a “living wage employer.”
June 20, 2015
11:00AM
In its recent Speech from the Throne, the new Alberta government reiterated its plans to make life more expensive in Alberta.