Ontario’s minimum wage is set to rise in October by 35 cents, to $17.95 an hour.
The province boosts the wage annually based on the Ontario Consumer Price Index.
(Northumberland-Peterborough South MPP) Labour Minister David Piccini says the increase will leave Ontario with one of the highest minimum wage rates in the country.
But the Ontario Living Wage Network says it is nearly $10 an hour less than what’s considered a “living wage” in the Greater Toronto Area.
