Quebec's Minimum Wage Will Rise to $16.60/hour
IRIS says a Montreal living wage is about $30 an hour as the province raises pay for 258,900 workers.
- On Friday, Quebec's minimum wage rose to $16.60 per hour, a 3.11 per cent increase benefiting some 258,900 workers across the province.
- Labour Minister Jean Boulet stated the increase balances inflation protection with business competitiveness, aiming to "encourage unemployed people to enter the labour market."
- However, an IRIS study released Thursday warns the hike falls short of lifting low-wage workers out of poverty; a single Montrealer needs about $30 per hour to live above the poverty line.
- IRIS researcher Eve-Lyne Couturier noted that housing costs drive the affordability gap, with a single Montrealer requiring around $18,400 annually for housing alone.
- While Quebec currently ranks near the middle of 10 Canadian provinces, Couturier argued governments must prioritize non-market housing investments to significantly decrease the budget required to escape poverty.
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Quebec’s Minimum Wage Is Now $16.60 per Hour
The minimum wage in Quebec is now $16.60 per hour. The government announced the $0.50 per hour increase last January. It says this represents a 3.11 per cent raise for some 258,900 workers in Quebec. Employees who receive tips, like bartenders and restaurant workers, are now paid $13.30 per hour. Quebec’s minimum wage falls in the middle of that of other Canadian provinces and territories. Alberta has the lowest minimum wage at $15 an hour, whil…
Minimum wage increased to $16.60 an hour in Quebec
The minimum wage increase came into effect Friday in Quebec: it goes from $16.10 to $16.60 an hour. When he announced this 3.1 per cent increase at the end of January, Labour Minister Jean Boulet indicated that 258,900 people would benefit. At the same time, the tipped wage increases from $12.90 to $13.30 per hour. […]
This 50 cent increase is expected to affect about 198,000 employees, especially young people.
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