Alberta to boost minimum wage by 40 cent to $8.80/hr starting April 1.

Hathaway

By The Canadian Press

9 g2 A6 a0 u- }4 G7 W; \; _( UEDMONTON - 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.

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.
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, B: w- H5 E8 C/ ~+ R4 n0 }, I* gAlberta'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.

% ~! s9 L1 @8 O  X+ uBut most minimum wage earners are between 15 and 19-years-old and work in the hotel, retail and food service industries.
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9 s' `9 |8 p3 C; q, MEmployment 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.
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+ I# z1 a" I# b* C2 n3 lAlberta 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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