Minimum wage is being bumped up 10 cents an hour as of today (Mon), going from $10.96 an hour to $11.06. It’s the second lowest wage next to Nova Scotia at $11 an hour. Saskatchewan’s neighbouring provinces are also receiving increases today. Alberta’s minimum hourly rate rises to $15, the highest in the country, and Manitoba’s hourly wage increases from $11.10 per hour to $11.35. The Saskatchewan government says an indexation formula has been used to calculate this province’s increases since 2011. Doing the math, if you were to work a 40 hour week, 52 weeks a year, a minimum wage earner in Saskatchewan now makes $23,004.80, an increase of $208 for the whole year.
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Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the lack of a clear identifier is contributing to confusion about carbon price rebates, so he is going to change the law if he has to in order to force the big banks to identify the carbon rebate by name when doing direct deposits.
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