BC's Minimum Wage - Lowest in the Country?

[SivoxII]

As the BC minimum wage has not altered in several years, other provinces are committing to revised levels between $9-$10 (or slightly more) in the near future. Will this put pressure on BC to re-evaluate minimum wage levels, or are we going to earn the "lowest minimum wage in the country" award?

[SivoxII]

Just to follow up on the above, this is what I "believe" to be the current rates (take a close look at BC!!)

N.L. $8.00 (as of April 2008)
Ontario $8.75 (as of March 2008)
Nova Scotia $8.10 (as of May 2008)
Quebec $8.50 (as of May 2008)
P.E.I. $8.00 (as of October 2008)
Manitoba $8.50 (as of April 2008)
New Brunswick $7.75 (as of March 2008)
Saskatchewan $8.60 (as of May 2008)
British Columbia $8.00 (as of November 2001)
Alberta $8.40 (as of April 2008)

Thank goodness we all make $100 per hour eh?

[shelby]

I believe the min wage in Ont has gone up to $9 or more... or at least will be soon. Very sad when you concider the cost of living out here compaired to back east.

[Moops]

It's official... BC has the lowest minimum wage in the county.

Apparently the BC government has not increased it in 8 years. Hmmmm... do you think yet another tax might help cover the shortfall?!

http://www.canada.com/about+have+lowest ... story.html

[SivoxII]

... is this the reason you see soooooo many young staff in retail type jobs around the valley, who look like they don't want to be there? ... or is this simply a change in times, where young folks have no job satisfaction???

[brianNkelowna]

How many businesses continue to pay their employees minimum wage? I can see being paid minimum wage for a couple of months, but continuing to pay it only means that business has a high employee turnover rate.