The CCPA has calculated a living wage for workers at $17.90 per hour in Regina and $18.95 per hour in Saskatoon.
More than 16,000 of those workers make minimum wage and approximately 96,000 make even less than that.
Minimum wage is typically increased every year and is tied to inflation and the Consumer Price Index . “Saskatchewan has a strong, growing economy and increasing the minimum wage is just one of many mechanisms used to take care of Saskatchewan workers and create more prosperity for everyone,” Labour Relations and Workplace Safety Minister Don McMorris said. “Other supports to assist minimum wage earners include the basic personal tax exemption, child tax credit and the Saskatchewan Low-Income Tax Credit.
However, the cost of living continues to increase and put pressure on low-income families in the province and across the country.
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