Manitoba's minimum wage increasing this fall

Manitoba's minimum wage is going up this fall.

Manitoba's minimum wage is going up this fall.

On Thursday, the province announced minimum wage would be increasing from $11.95 per hour to $13.50 as of October of this year, and will rise to ‘around’ $15/hour by October 2023.

This increase will leave Manitoba with the third-lowest minimum wage in the country, according to the Retail Council of Canada – followed by Saskatchewan's expected increase to $13 per hour.

Nunavut currently has the highest minimum wage, which is set at $16 an hour, followed by Yukon ($15.70) and B.C. ($15.65).

However, the province said another increase of 65 cents is expected in Manitoba on April 1, 2023, bringing the minimum wage to $14.15 per hour.

The province said with the expected consumer price index increase for 2022, the next indexed adjustment will then bring Manitoba's minimum wage to 'around' $15 an hour for Oct. 1, 2023. 

This is a developing story. More to come.