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Smith Defends Not Increasing Alberta’s Minimum Wage, Set to Be Lowest in Canada
Alberta’s minimum wage remains $15 despite inflation and increases in five other provinces, making it the lowest in Canada, Premier Danielle Smith said.
- On Oct. 1, 2025, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith defended keeping the minimum wage at $15 as it becomes the lowest in Canada.
- Provinces tied their increases to Canada's consumer price index, as five provinces raised wages Wednesday and British Columbia, Quebec, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador did so earlier this year.
- As of Wednesday, Ontario's minimum wage will be $17.60, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia $16.50, Manitoba $16, and Saskatchewan $15.35 as five provinces raise wages to support workers amid affordability issues.
- The Opposition NDP urged Smith's United Conservative Party government to boost and index the minimum wage, while Smith argued employer incentive programs are best to hire young people.
- In 2018 Alberta set the $15 rate under then-premier Rachel Notley's NDP when it was the highest minimum wage, and a student minimum wage of $13 has applied since 2019.
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Alberta premier defends decision not to increase province’s minimum wage, set to be lowest in Canada
Starting Wednesday, Alberta will have the lowest minimum wage in Canada. The $15 per hour wage hasn't been increased since Rachel Notley's NDP government hiked it in 2018.
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Smith defends not increasing Alberta's minimum wage, set to be lowest in Canada
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