QUEBEC INCREASES MINIMUM WAGE TO $13.50
Rosie Awori (LJI) Quebec’s minimum wage rose to $13.50 an hour as of Saturday May 1, which is $0.40 higher than 2020. For tip workers, such as wait-staff, the minimum wage will increase by 35 cents to $10.80 an hour. The 3.1-per-cent increase is said to allow the province to reach its target of a 50-per-cent ratio between the minimum hourly wage and the average hourly wage in the province. The increase comes after Premier Francois Legault’s government hinted in December that a hike in the minimum wage was planned. Quebec Labour Minister Jean Boulet said the increase will allow …