Apr 13th 2014, 6:33:57
the highest province(NS) actually has a min wage of 10.40 I think, though ontario goes up to 11 this summer. Alberta has the lowest at 9.95.
Unlike the US, servers don't get screwed too hard. I think the lowest a server can make anywhere is around $9/hour and even that is changing.
though the USD goes further in the USA then it does in Canada even after taking exchange rates into account.
Some additional curious info:
despite the lowest minimum wage, only 1.3% of albertans actually earn minimum wage, the lowest percentage. alberta is also the richest province by far with the highest average income, average payroll, and a gdp per capita about double the national average.
About 2.4% of employees in western canada earn minimum wage overall
about 5.8% of employees in canada overall earn minimum wage overall
Unlike the US, servers don't get screwed too hard. I think the lowest a server can make anywhere is around $9/hour and even that is changing.
though the USD goes further in the USA then it does in Canada even after taking exchange rates into account.
Some additional curious info:
despite the lowest minimum wage, only 1.3% of albertans actually earn minimum wage, the lowest percentage. alberta is also the richest province by far with the highest average income, average payroll, and a gdp per capita about double the national average.
About 2.4% of employees in western canada earn minimum wage overall
about 5.8% of employees in canada overall earn minimum wage overall