Ontarians who make minimum wage are waking up to a raise.
Starting Saturday, the general minimum wage is up 50 cents to $15.50 per hour — a move announced by the Ford government in April.Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Ottawa SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.
The Ford government previously cancelled a 2019 minimum wage increase to $15 from $14 per hour that had been planned by the former Wynne government. The Progressive Conservatives then raised the wage to $15 per hour in January of this year, with Ford saying that the boost was done to make life more affordable for people.
The 50-cent increase comes after Canada’s annual inflation rate reached a nearly 40-year high in June — and although it has slowed since, Statistics Canada reported in August that grocery prices rose at the fastest rate since 1981.
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