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Saskatchewan to raise minimum wage to $13 in October

May 3, 2022 | 2:20 PM

People who work for minimum wage in Saskatchewan are getting a raise.

The provincial government announced Tuesday that on Oct. 1, the minimum wage will increase from $11.81 per hour to $13 per hour. That hike will be followed by increases on Oct. 1, 2023 (to $14 per hour) and Oct. 1, 2024 (to $15 per hour).

Premier Scott Moe hinted Monday the minimum wage could be rising in the province.

“World events continue to put upward pressure on the cost of living in Saskatchewan and across Canada,” Labour Relations and Workplace Safety Minister Don Morgan said in a media release Tuesday.

“Our government is committed to ensuring life is affordable for our low-income residents by increasing the minimum wage over the next three years. This commitment to affordability will support Saskatchewan workers, and ensure Saskatchewan is the best place to live, work, and raise a family.”

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Because of those market pressures, Canada’s inflation rate in March jumped to a new 31-year high of 6.7 per cent.

According to the Retail Council of Canada, Saskatchewan currently has the lowest minimum wage in the country.

Nunavut leads the way at $16 per hour, followed by Yukon ($15.70), Northwest Territories ($15.20), British Columbia ($15.20), Alberta ($15), Ontario ($15), Quebec ($14.25), Prince Edward Island ($13.70), Nova Scotia ($13.35), Newfoundland and Labrador ($13.20), New Brunswick ($12.75), Manitoba ($11.95) and Saskatchewan ($11.81).

If all of those hourly wages remain the same between now and Oct. 1, Saskatchewan will still have the third-lowest minimum wage among the provinces and territories after its increase.

The provincial government’s media release said the planned increases over the next three years “reflect a market adjustment, rather than using the province’s traditional indexation formula.”

That formula gives equal weight to changes to the Consumer Price Index and the average hourly wage for Saskatchewan. The planned increases, the government said, will align workers’ pay with changing market forces.

“As we continue to grow Saskatchewan, we want to attract quality investments and jobs so that all citizens can benefit,” Morgan said. “Making this change to the minimum wage is a step in that direction.”