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By The Canadian Press
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3 n6 l: P+ w' r/ m: a0 b7 b2 _EDMONTON - Alberta's lowest wage earners will get a bit of a break next month as the minimum wage increases by five per cent to $8.80 per hour.
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, `( t" \8 A; M- t [That rate is pretty much in the middle of the pack compared to other provinces, with Ontario leading the nation with a rate that will jump to $9.50 at the end of the month. 9 Z# J. i9 a4 U: k
f: `/ I" S2 }, TAlberta's 40-cent per hour boost on April 1 may not seem like a lot in a province where the average hourly wage is $23.90.
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But most minimum wage earners are between 15 and 19-years-old and work in the hotel, retail and food service industries. ; s6 f4 R% ~ c3 c& c
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Employment Minister Hector Goudreau says while most people earn much more than the minimum wage, the province didn't want to forget about those in lower-income occupations. 4 i& ]' `* E8 _, V3 o: N2 B j4 u
7 ?+ e3 q R: O# wAlberta uses a formula to set the minimum wage each year, with increases calculated each spring using the average weekly earnings for all sectors. |
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