A 10 per cent increase in the minimum wage leads to up to a four per cent drop in teen employment.
low-skilled workers
July 12, 2017
10:36AM
For every 10 per cent increase in the minimum wage, youth employment drops by three to six per cent.
June 29, 2017
12:34PM
Premier Kathleen Wynne plans to increase Ontario’s minimum wage to $15 per hour over the next 18 months.
June 26, 2017
4:04PM
The total number of low-wage jobs declined by 6.8 per cent.
June 23, 2017
2:52PM
Most minimum wage earners in Ontario are not the primary or sole earner in their household.
June 8, 2017
4:26PM
Ontario’s hourly wage floor will climb from $11.40 today to $15 in 2019.
June 5, 2017
4:10PM
For every 10 per cent increase in the minimum wage, youth employment drops by three to six per cent.
May 30, 2017
1:41PM
Premier Kathleen Wynne wants to raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2019.
May 17, 2017
10:15AM
The vast majority of minimum wage workers—85 per cent—do not live in low-income households.
February 27, 2017
7:56AM
Prime Minister Trudeau earmarked millions of dollars for job-creation efforts.