When the cost of labour increases, employers tend to hire fewer workers.
minimum wage laws
July 28, 2023
2:30AM
Job losses resulting from minimum wages disproportionately affect the most vulnerable members of the workforce.
December 15, 2021
9:18AM
Minimum wage increases can lead to employment losses for the least advantaged members of the labour force.
November 10, 2021
11:14AM
Over the past decade, the Alberta government has raised the minimum wage by 46 per cent.
March 16, 2021
1:40PM
The youth employment rate fell by a full point in Ontario between late 2017 and early 2020.
June 26, 2017
4:04PM
The total number of low-wage jobs declined by 6.8 per cent.
June 5, 2017
4:10PM
For every 10 per cent increase in the minimum wage, youth employment drops by three to six per cent.
May 30, 2017
1:41PM
Premier Kathleen Wynne wants to raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2019.
August 15, 2016
3:00AM
Seattle’s minimum wage increase has hurt job prospects, and failed to produce higher earnings, for low-wage workers.