The B.C. government is hiking minimum wage to $16.75 an hour starting June 1, as a measure to help the province's lowest paid workers with rising inflation.
Labour Minister Harry Bains announced Wednesday that it is rising from $15.65 an hour, which represents a 6.9 per cent increase. The "These workers and their families feel the impacts of high costs much more than anyone else," Bains said in a press release explaining the changes.
The province estimates the change will help 150,000 workers typically in the food services and retail sectors.
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