With the calendar flipped to October, some workers in Canada will be getting a raise. The minimum wage in several provinces increased on Tuesday – leaving Alberta tied with Saskatchewan with the lowest rate.
“Our minimum wage has been frozen in Alberta for seven years now at $15 an hour,” said Bradley Lafortune with Public Interest Alberta.
“We were once Canada-leading … we’re now at the back of the pack.”
Saskatchewan raised its minimum wage Tuesday to $15 an hour to match what Alberta has been at since 2018.
Ontario increased its rate to $17.20 per hour, Manitoba raised its minimum wage to $15.80 and PEI upped its rate to $16.
According to the most recent data from Statistics Canada and the Alberta Government, only about five per cent of people who are working in Alberta make minimum wage.
Some of those workers include students, such as Sierra Magnus of …