#Breaking: Premier Doug Ford is raising Ontario’s minimum wage to $15 an hour, the Star has learned. thestar.com/politics/provi…
Ford, who cancelled a planned 2019 hike to $15-an-hour after his Progressive Conservatives took power three years ago, will increase it from $14.35 on Jan. 1, sources say. thestar.com/politics/provi…
The premier will also boost to $15 the current $12.55 “liquor servers minimum wage” paid to bartenders and wait staff who earn tips from their customers. thestar.com/politics/provi… 
After that, the hourly minimum wage will rise at the rate of inflation each October.
“This is helping wages to catch up to inflation and it’s the right thing to do,” said a senior government official. thestar.com/politics/provi…
“This is helping wages to catch up to inflation and it’s the right thing to do,” said a senior government official. thestar.com/politics/provi…
Cabinet approved the changes at 4 p.m. Monday.
“Inflation is high now, so the Jan. 1 increase will help workers on the lowest end of the pay scale. They have really taken it on the chin during the pandemic,” the insider said. thestar.com/politics/provi…
“Inflation is high now, so the Jan. 1 increase will help workers on the lowest end of the pay scale. They have really taken it on the chin during the pandemic,” the insider said. thestar.com/politics/provi…
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