Sask. has lowest minimum wage in Canada, but province has no plans to change formula

Sask. has lowest minimum wage in Canada, but province has no plans to change formula

Saskatchewan’s minimum wage is currently $10.96. Denis Pepin – Fotolia Saskatchewan’s government has no plans to change its approach to the minimum wage.

Despite other provinces — notably Ontario and Alberta — jacking up their minimum wage rates closer to $15, Premier Scott Moe says this province will continue using the formula it has in place. That formula currently has Saskatchewan’s minimum wage as $10.96, the lowest in Canada.

The formula allows for an annual review of the minimum wage, based on changes to the consumer price index and the average hourly wage from the year prior. Changes to the minimum […]

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