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TODAY: Quebec raises minimum wage by $1 to $15.25 per hour

by Lorraine Carpenter

The 7% increase in the minimum wage is reportedly “the largest increase in current dollars and the highest in percentage terms since 1995.”

Minimum wage in Quebec has been increased by $1 per hour to $15.25 as of today, May 1. This corresponds to a 7% increase in the minimum wage, approximately equal to the rate of inflation in Quebec when it was announced in January.

According to Quebec Premier François Legault, this minimum wage increase represents “the largest increase in Quebec in current dollars and the highest in percentage terms since 1995.”

Quebec to raise minimum wage by $1 to $15.25 per hour on May 1

A cross-Canada survey in October 2021 found that almost half the country believes that the minimum wage should be tied to the level of inflation.

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by Lorraine Carpenter

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Lorraine Carpenter was born in Montreal and studied communications and journalism at Concordia. She co-founded Cult MTL in 2012 following 12 years at the now-defunct Montreal alt weekly the Mirror, where she worked in editorial as copy editor and music editor. She’s dedicated to supporting the cultural scene in Montreal.