CANADAHALIFAX news N.S. committee recommends raising minimum wage to $15 an hour six months earlier by admin 6 يناير، 2023 written by admin 6 يناير، 2023 151 Labour Minister Jill Balser says her department will consult with business owners and Nova Scotians before making a decision CITYnews halifax Canadian Press Listen to this article HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia legislature committee is recommending that the province raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour six months earlier than planned. The committee says the minimum wage should rise to $14.50 on April 1 and then to $15 per hour on Oct. 1 in order to manage “unforeseen increases in inflation.” Labour Minister Jill Balser says her department will consult with business owners and Nova Scotians before making a decision. Balser told reporters following a cabinet meeting that her department has until early February to decide. In last year’s review, the committee recommended the province raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by April 1, 2024. Those recommendations were accepted by government. In Nova Scotia about seven per cent of workers, or 28,500 people, worked for minimum wage between April 2021 and March 2022. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 5, 2022. — This story was produced with the financial assistance of the Meta and Canadian Press News Fellowship. The Canadian Press 0 comment 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail admin previous post Two arrested in Dartmouth armed robbery (update) next post N.S. opposition worries health workers recruited from refugee camp could lack housing You may also like جولي تجتمع بقادة صناعة الصلب والنقابات، لكنها لم... 5 يونيو، 2025 كيبيك: توجه لخفض عدد المهاجرين الدائمين إلى 25... 5 يونيو، 2025 Search group warns against fake fundraisers exploiting two... 5 يونيو، 2025 Scientists seek to study eDNA to identify how... 5 يونيو، 2025 Rise in number of great whites in N.S.... 5 يونيو، 2025 What happened to the Sullivan children in Nova... 5 يونيو، 2025 Nova Scotia removes trade barriers with five provinces... 5 يونيو، 2025 بنك كندا يُبقي معدل الفائدة الأساسي عند 2,75% 4 يونيو، 2025 ساسكاتشِوان: حرائق الغابات تجبر 15 ألفاً على المغادرة... 4 يونيو، 2025 Committee to discuss NS Power breach that allowed... 4 يونيو، 2025