Close X
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
ADVT 
National

B.C. workers on minimum wage will see an increase of 65 cents per hour June 1

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 26 Feb, 2024 05:48 PM
  • B.C. workers on minimum wage will see an increase of 65 cents per hour June 1

Minimum-wage workers in British Columbia will get a pay hike of 65 cents an hour to $17.40 starting June 1, a move the government says will help lift more people out of poverty. 

The Ministry of Labour says in a statement the 3.9-per-cent increase is consistent with the province's average inflation rate last year. 

Labour Minister Harry Bains says the province has gone from having one of the lowest minimum wages in the country to the highest of all provinces, and the change is aimed at preventing more workers from falling behind.

Bains says increases for the lowest wage will be automatic from now on and will be determined by the previous year's average inflation rate, offering predictability for workers and employers. 

The statement says the minimum piece rates for 15 hand-harvested crops will also increase by 3.9 per cent on Dec. 31. 

The government says the decision to delay the pay raise for hand-harvested crops is meant to ensure producers will not have to adjust wages in the harvest season.

MORE National ARTICLES

Investigators called to Richmond after two people found dead, says police

Investigators called to Richmond after two people found dead, says police
Mounties in Richmond say they are investigating a homicide after discovering two bodies inside a home on Thursday. RCMP say officers were called to the home after receiving a report of a "suspicious circumstance." Police say they found two people dead inside.   

Investigators called to Richmond after two people found dead, says police

Lawyer in Ali murder trial says 13-year-old B.C. victim was not an 'innocent'

Lawyer in Ali murder trial says 13-year-old B.C. victim was not an 'innocent'
Ibrahim Ali's lawyer says the 13-year-old girl he's accused of murdering in a British Columbia park wasn't the "innocent" depicted in a "rose-coloured" portrayal by the Crown at trial. Kevin McCullough told the B.C. Supreme Court jury in his closing arguments that the version of the girl's lifestyle presented by the Crown is "at best, a partial picture" or "at worst, a lie."  

Lawyer in Ali murder trial says 13-year-old B.C. victim was not an 'innocent'

IIO investigating death of man at Abbotsford Regional Hospital

IIO investigating death of man at Abbotsford Regional Hospital
B-C's police watchdog has been called to investigate the death of a man who police say was threatening staff at Abbotsford Regional Hospital with a weapon. Police in the Fraser Valley city say officers responded to a 9-1-1 call reporting a man in possession of a weapon at the hospital yesterday afternoon. 

IIO investigating death of man at Abbotsford Regional Hospital

Unemployment is trending upward across much of Canada, but Province says the labour force remains steady

Unemployment is trending upward across much of Canada, but Province says the labour force remains steady
Unemployment is trending upward across much of Canada, but B-C's government says the provincial labour force remains steady.  Jobs Minister Brenda Bailey says Statistics Canada labour force survey shows B.C. gained nine thousand jobs last month.

Unemployment is trending upward across much of Canada, but Province says the labour force remains steady

Kamloops crash kills university student

Kamloops crash kills university student
Mounties in B.C.'s southern Interior say they're investigating a multi-vehicle crash that killed one person who's been identified as a university student. A statement from Kamloops RCMP says emergency responders were called to the crash at the intersection of McGill Road and University Drive just outside the Thompson Rivers University campus around 3 p.m. Thursday. 

Kamloops crash kills university student

Flu season officially in Canada

Flu season officially in Canada
The Public Health Agency of Canada says flu season is officially underway in this country.  The rate of tests that were positive for flu stayed above the agency's threshold of five per cent for two consecutive weeks.  

Flu season officially in Canada