It could be coming to a job near you.
Provincial NDP Leader, Andrea Horwath, stated that her party wants to see a $20 minimum wage. She’s promising that if her party is elected in the next provincial election there would be a minimum wage hike up to twenty bucks an hour by 2026.
The NDP’s wage layout would look like this:
- $16 on Oct. 1, 2022
- $17 on May 1, 2023
- $18 on May 1, 2024
- $19 on May 1, 2025
- $20 on May 1, 2026
In a written statement, Horwath said;
Whether you are stocking grocery store shelves or cleaning a hospital you deserve respect. All workers deserve respect. Respect is not just saying thank you and calling someone a hero. Respect means paying people a wage that pays the bills,
Her plan also includes a fund to help with the transition for small and medium sized local businesses, farms and agribusinesses as this is a large increase in a relatively short period of time.
