Alberta to boost minimum wage by 40 cent to $8.80/hr starting April 1.

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By The Canadian Press

  s$ R# J2 x0 S" }. y, eEDMONTON - 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.

That 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.
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% |7 d) g* n. o# U7 a3 G, R3 _) MAlberta'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.

% i# P3 P, q- e5 x( \# q" ]But most minimum wage earners are between 15 and 19-years-old and work in the hotel, retail and food service industries.
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Employment 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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Alberta 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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