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By The Canadian Press8 }; D9 ^: j7 p- B) R
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EDMONTON - 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. - i: U- X- o, D9 \% u& g
2 W3 a2 Q* M" K3 RThat 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 $9.50 at the end of the month. 4 y$ J1 T' J- s' D
6 D8 t8 \: ~, ?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. ' O, I1 D; X8 o6 v! y. |
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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. , S x' x* X; A
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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. 6 R1 \0 J' B7 y1 \1 @. @( v8 [
* T. a, _# |% p& uAlberta 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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