The minimal wage in Quebec is now $16.60 per hour.
The federal government introduced the $0.50 per hour enhance final January.
It says this represents a 3.11 per cent elevate for some 258,900 staff in Quebec.
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Staff who obtain suggestions, like bartenders and restaurant staff, are actually paid $13.30 per hour.
Quebec’s minimal wage falls in the midst of that of different Canadian provinces and territories.
Alberta has the bottom minimal wage at $15 an hour, whereas Nunavut has the very best at $19.75. Ontario’s minimal wage is ready to extend to $17.95 in October.
A research printed yesterday by Quebec socioeconomic suppose tank IRIS exhibits somebody residing in Montreal must earn about $30 per hour to dwell above the poverty line.
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