Ontario Premier Doug Ford to make an announcement about minimum wage
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Premier Doug Ford will make an announcement on Tuesday about increasing minimum wage in Ontario, CTV News Toronto has learned.
Ford will be joined by Minister of Labour, Training and Skill Development Monte McNaughton and Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy to make the announcement at 11 a.m. in Milton.
Sources say Ford will announce that minimum wage in Ontario will increase to $15 per hour on Jan. 1. It will then continue to rise by the rate of inflation.
Minimum wage in Ontario is currently $14.35 per hour.
Dan Kelly, President and CEO of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, blasted Ford on Twitter Monday, saying that increasing minimum wage will hurt struggling businesses.
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