The minimum wage in Saskatchewan will increase to $10.00 per hour on December 1, 2012, an increase from the current minimum wage of $9.50 per hour. The move follows a commitment by the Government of Saskatchewan to review the hourly minimum wage on a year-to-year basis.
The change also results in a corresponding increase to the
minimum call-out pay to $30.00.
"The
contributions of Saskatchewan's working population are essential to ongoing
economic growth and prosperity in the province," Labour Relations and
Workplace Safety Minister Don Morgan said. "This increase in minimum wage,
together with the significant tax reductions our government has provided to low
income earners, means that Saskatchewan will have one of the highest rates of
take-home pay in Canada for minimum wage earners."
Minimum wages in Canada (as of Dec. 1, 2012):
Nunavut - $11.00 Yukon - $10.30
British - Columbia $10.25
Manitoba - $10.25
Ontario - $10.25
Nova Scotia - $10.15
New Brunswick - $10.00
Newfoundland - $10.00
Northwest Territories - $10.00
Prince Edward Island - $10.00
Saskatchewan - $10.00
Quebec - $9.90
Alberta - $9.75
SOURCE:Global News (Minimum wages in Canada)
