MB - Minimum Wage Increases Effective April 1, 2006
By CO Staff @canadaone | April 1, 2006
Effective April 1st, 2006 minimum wage will rise by 35 cents to $7.60 an hour.
The minimum wage was $6 an hour on Dec. 31, 1999. The increases have been introduced in increments of 25 cents an hour every year up to 2005, bringing the rate to $7.25 an hour. The 35-cent scheduled increase was announced in December and represents a total increase of 26 per cent since 1999.
The next scheduled increase for the minimum wage is April 1, 2007, when the rate will rise by 40 cents to $8 an hour.
This increase will maintain Manitoba's position near the middle of rates among Canadian jurisdictions. Minimum wages across Canada in decending order as of March 1, 2006 were:
| Nunavut | $8.50; |
| Northwest Territories | $8.25; |
| British Columbia | $8; |
| Ontario | $7.75; |
| Quebec | $7.60; |
| Saskatchewan | $7.55; |
| Yukon | $7.20; |
| Alberta | $7 |
| Prince Edward Island | $6.80; |
| Nova Scotia | $6.80; |
| New Brunswick | $6.50; |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | $6.50; |
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