{"id":1089,"date":"2007-02-01T11:41:41","date_gmt":"2007-02-01T16:41:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.jackjia.com\/?p=1089"},"modified":"2007-02-02T01:33:22","modified_gmt":"2007-02-02T06:33:22","slug":"20070202%e5%85%a8%e5%8a%a0%e5%90%84%e7%9c%81%e5%8c%ba%e6%9c%80%e4%bd%8e%e5%b7%a5%e8%b5%84%e4%b8%80%e8%a7%88","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.jackjia.com\/?p=1089","title":{"rendered":"20070201\/\u5168\u52a0\u5404\u7701\u533a\u6700\u4f4e\u5de5\u8d44\u4e00\u89c8"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ontario’s minimum wage hits $8<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last Updated: Thursday, February 1, 2007 | 11:41 AM ET
\nCBC News <\/p>\n

Ontario’s minimum wage officially rose on Thursday to $8 an hour, but the government warns not to expect another hike any time soon.<\/p>\n

The 25-cent wage hike puts Ontario on par with British Columbia, but still behind the territories in the North. Manitoba and Quebec will soon join the ranks of provinces with $8 minimum wage rates.<\/p>\n

The McGuinty Liberals have phased in the $8 minimum wage over the past four years in increments of 25 to 30 cents. The rate was $6.85 in 2003, and had been at that rate since 1995.<\/p>\n

The New Democratic Party has repeatedly said the rate is still too low, and called for an increase to the $10 range.<\/p>\n

“The minimum wage in Ontario is not a living wage,” said NDP Leader Howard Hampton. “You cannot pay the rent, put food on the table, look after your family working for minimum wage.<\/p>\n

“We need at least a $10-an-hour minimum wage for people to be able to do that,” he said.<\/p>\n

But the Liberals said another increase is not on the horizon.<\/p>\n

“Ontario did not see a raise in the minimum wage for nine years, and we campaigned in 2003 (saying) we would be moving the minimum wage,” Labour Minister Steve Peters said Wednesday.<\/p>\n

About 5.3 per cent of Ontarians receive minimum wage. Many are part-time employees.<\/p>\n

Canada’s lowest minimum wage is $7 in Alberta, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland and Labrador.<\/p>\n

Minimum wage rate <\/strong>
\n Nunavut $8.50
\n Northwest Territories, Yukon $8.25
\n British Columbia, Ontario $8.00
\n Quebec $7.75
\n Manitoba $7.60
\n Saskatchewan $7.55
\n Nova Scotia, P.E.I. $7.15
\n Alberta, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador $7.00 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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