Christina Gray (Alberta Labour Minister) announced changes to the province's minimum wage rates at the Muttart Conservatory in Edmonton on Thursday June 30, 2016, as Alberta moves forward towards a $15-per-hour mimimum wage by 2018. (Photo by Larry Wong/Postmedia) Story by Emma Graney This is for Emma's story; both papers; to run July 1.
Alberta’s minimum wage will be going up again soon as part of the NDP’s pledge to increase the rate to $15 per hour by next year.
The minimum wage will increase to $13.60 an hour from this Saturday, which is up from $12.20.
Next October, the minimum wage will rise to $15 per hour, up from just over $10 an hour back in 2014.
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