Minimum wage is going up in four provinces today, including both Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
Here in the Keystone province, it jumps 50 cents to $15.80 an hour, a hike that follows a formula set in provincial law tied to the rate of inflation of the previous calendar year
Meamwhile, our neighbors to the west see their minimum wage go up a dollar today to $15 an hour.
But despite the increase, Saskatchewan still has the lowest minimum wage in Canada, tied for that honour with Alberta.
Ontario saw a 65 cent increase, moving their minimum wage to $17.20 an hour, while PEI had its second increase in less than a year, going up 60 cents to $16 an hour.
Nunavut still has the highest minimum wage in the country, at $19 an hour.
