Ontario minimum wage hike kicks in; most workers now make at least $15.50 per hour

Ontario minimum wage hike kicks in; most workers now make at least $15.50 per hour

TORONTO — Ontarians who make minimum wage are waking up to a raise.

Ontario minimum wage hike kicks in; most workers now make at least $15.50 per hour

The 50-cent increase comes after Canada’s annual inflation rate reached a nearly 40-year high in June — and although it has slowed since, Statistics Canada reported in August that grocery prices rose at the fastest rate since 1981.

Ontario minimum wage hike kicks in; most workers now make at least $15.50 per hour

As of today, general minimum wage in the province is up 50 cents to $15.50 per hour

ONTARIO: minimum wage jumps to $15.50 per hour

Students under 18 will see a raise to $14.60 per hour

ONTARIO: minimum wage jumps to $15.50 per hour

Students under 18 will see a raise to $14.60 per hour

ONTARIO: minimum wage jumps to $15.50 per hour

Students under 18 will see a raise to $14.60 per hour