The province has announced an increase to the minimum wage is coming on October 1st.
The 30 cent increase will bring the minimum wage up to $11.65 per hour.
The increase is happening so Manitoba remains competitive with other provinces.
The wage increase is based on last year’s inflation rate of 2.5 per cent and then rounding up to the nearest 5 cents.
In a press release, Growth, Enterprise and Trade Minister Blaine Pedersen, says the government is providing predictable and sustainable increases to the minimum wage to benefit employees and employers.
“The minimum wage increase will help our economy continue to attract new investment and participation in the workforce.”
Last time the minimum wage rose was in 2018 when it rose 20 cents to the current minimum wage of $11.35.
