NDP is following up on the previous government's promise to increase the minimum wage by 50 cents to $11.35 per hour, effective Sept. 15, 2017. The liquor servers' wage will also rise by 50 cents to $10.10 per hour, while other minimum wage provisions will receive increases of 4.6 per cent. the third highest minimum wage among the provinces, moving up from seventh. Canada's highest minimum wage is held by Nunavut at $13, while the lowest is Saskatchewan at $10.72. And then we need to talk about how we actually have a minimum wage that is a living wage."

Source: CBC News August 15, 2017 22:05 UTC