Front-line workers making minimum wage in a pandemic while risking their health deserve a raise.
That was the agreement among all of Canada’s first ministers, according to the Prime Minister.
Today Trudeau announced $4 billion in federal funding to boost the wages of essential workers, including those in long-term care facilities.
Each province and territory will have to determine who's eligible for the wage top-up.
He says the federal government will cover 75% of the cost of the program, leaving other levels of government to pay for the rest.
