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[爱城新闻] Alberta to boost minimum wage by 40 cent to $8.80/hr starting April 1.

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0 e; P( p% W1 zEDMONTON - 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.
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0 B8 k7 F* I; I3 l# g" iThat 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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Alberta'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.
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But most minimum wage earners are between 15 and 19-years-old and work in the hotel, retail and food service industries. 8 V- C* I! ^4 K- I5 u

1 I0 Y0 X; V2 E0 b' G2 |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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