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By The Canadian Press j2 ]$ _# W( M; T- d' k
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EDMONTON - Alberta's lowest wage earners will get a bit of a break next month as the minimum wage increases by five per cent to $8.80 per hour.
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4 M* q4 B) ?& z" C; y t* KThat rate is pretty much in the middle of the pack compared to other provinces, with Ontario leading the nation with a rate that will jump to $9.50 at the end of the month. : p4 ]/ z7 O/ p9 f0 l( K
) N3 }/ u1 Y; R+ A. ~2 g ^( }Alberta's 40-cent per hour boost on April 1 may not seem like a lot in a province where the average hourly wage is $23.90.
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, A! V# z: X+ L; c& r4 FBut most minimum wage earners are between 15 and 19-years-old and work in the hotel, retail and food service industries. . r; z5 v% A/ I6 ?) A! h1 W' J
) p% ?% {' C# a; K/ A: VEmployment Minister Hector Goudreau says while most people earn much more than the minimum wage, the province didn't want to forget about those in lower-income occupations.
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/ F" d& Y7 k. A. W& eAlberta uses a formula to set the minimum wage each year, with increases calculated each spring using the average weekly earnings for all sectors. |
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