Federal minimum wage increases by 65 cents on April 1
Federal workers and interns are getting a hike in their minimum wages starting April 1 rising to $17.30 per hour.
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Minimum wage increase not far enough to help workers, says experts, workers
The increase in the minimum wage is not enough to get by, experts say.
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Government tries to help low-income Canadians with grocery rebate
The Canadian government tries to aid low-income Canadians with a grocery rebate in its 2023 budget.
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Sidelined from the campaign due to COVID, Horwath pushes labour reforms
Horwath spoke remotely at a press conference this morning regarding higher wages for workers. She tested positive for COVID-19 earlier today.
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Ontario raises minimum wage by 50 cents as of October
The minimum wage will increase to $15.50 an hour on Oct. 1 after the provincial election.
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Ontario’s minimum is not liveable, government’s obligation up for debate
While the pandemic has cause increased financial pressure across the board, a lack of socio-economic protections are to some a human rights violation.
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Ontario’s minimum wage increases to $15 an hour, but $22 needed to live in Toronto
The raise comes three years after it was originally planned and six months before the provincial election.
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Ontario’s minimum-wage workers upset with recent 10-cent increase
One minimum-wage worker says he feels “ like the government has spat in my face” with the recent increase to the baseline hourly wage.
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Ontario’s low unemployment rate continues debate on minimum wage hike
Ontario’s unemployment rate hit its best mark in 18 years last month, according to a Statistics Canada labour force survey released last week. This historic mark comes seven months after the province raised its minimum wage to $14 at the beginning of this year.
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Sheltered workshop programs: exploitation or opportunity?
The decision to close sheltered workshop programs is divisive, with some considering the ban a step forward in terms of equality, while others say closing the workshops hurts workers.
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Minimum wage increase affects Humber students
By: Brett McGarry With the hourly minimum wage in Ontario having gone up $2.60, some of the...
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2016 U.S. Election: What else is America voting on?
Follow Humber News’ Live-Blog to keep up to date with the latest in the 2016 U.S. Election. ...
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