Minimum wage in Manitoba will be increasing on October 1st.
The province announced a five-cent increase bringing the minimum wage to $11.95.
Manitoba’s minimum wage is tied to the Consumer Price Index, which reported a 0.5-percent increase of inflation rate in 2020 for the province.
Indexing Manitoba’s minimum wage to inflation rates provides predictability for businesses in terms of wage costs and ensures the purchasing power of the minimum wage is maintained on an ongoing basis.
