The minimum wage went up in several parts of Canada on Thursday. Nova Scotia, following a schedule approved in 2008, now has a minimum wage of $9.20 an hour and will see another increase on Oct. 1, to $9.65 an hour. New Brunswick is up to $8.50 an hour after a 25-cent increase. The province will end with a minimum wage of $10 an hour by Sep. 1, 2011.The Northwest Territories will see its minimum wage go up by 75 cents, ending at $9 an hour. This is its first wage hike since 2003. but another is expected in April 2011.Meanwhile, Yukon sees a small bump, rising to $8.93 an hour from $8.89.The news comes days after Ontario hiked its hourly minimum wage to $10.25, the highest in Canada.
FACTBOX Minimum Wage by Province
Alberta $8.80 British Columbia $8.00 Manitoba $9.00 New Brunswick $8.50 Northwest Territories $9.00 Newfoundland $9.50 Nova Scotia $9.20 Nunavut $10.00 Ontario $10.25 Prince Edward Island $8.40 Quebec $9.00 Saskatchewan $9.25 Yukon $8.93
