Minimum wage rises in N.S., N.B. and P.E.I., but still falls short of living wage
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The minimum wage in the three Atlantic provinces went up Friday, but the pay bumps still fall short of what's considered a living wage.
The minimum wages in the three Maritime provinces rose on Friday, though they still fall short of what’s considered a living wage.
In Nova Scotia, the minimum wage went up by 40 cents to $13.35 an hour. The province has previously announced it intends to raise the wage to $13.60 in October and then to $15 an hour by April 2024.
New Brunswick’s minimum wage went up by a dollar to $12.75 an hour, meaning the province no longer has the lowest minimum wage in Canada. That title now belongs to Saskatchewan.
In October, the wage in New Brunswick is expected to increase by another dollar to $13.75.
And as of Friday, Prince Edward Island has the highest minimum wage of the three Maritime provinces at $13.70 an hour — a 70-cent increase.
Unaffordability has become an increasingly hot-button topic as the cost of living continues to rise sharply across the country, while wages remain largely stagnant.
According to the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Nova Scotia’s living wage — which is what a person would need to earn to support their family and pay for all basic necessities — ranges between $18.45 in Cape Breton and $22.05 in Halifax.
In a statement, the labour rights group Justice For Workers said that even though Nova Scotia is on track for a $15 minimum wage, it’s “not even enough to keep up” with inflation — which reached a 30-year high of 5.7 per cent in February.
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