Raising the minimum wage is a highly debated topic no matter where you live. In the United States it is common to propose legislation that gets signed by a state’s governor. But citizens can come together and collect signatures for ballot measures also. In Ontario Canada, the government has appointed an advisory panel to give advice on the province’s minimum wage.
The advisory panel is comprised of diverse business groups, workers, labour and youth representatives. They will examine Ontario’s current approach to determining the minimum wage and provide suggestions on future minimum wage adjustments as well as report to the government with recommendations. The panel will report recommendations within six months of the budgets passage which was in June, however, they can be granted an additional three months. We expect for results to be announced sometime in the first half of 2014.
Part of Ontario’s government strategy is to build a stronger economy, prosperous province and provide assistance to vulnerable citizens.
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