Ontario minimum wage increases March 31

Ontario will raise its minimum wage to $10.25 on March 31, the province announced on Friday. Annual increases to the minimum wage were initiated in 2003, rising from $6.85 in 2004 to $9.50 in 2009. Last year business leaders representing small enterprises urged Premier Dalton McGuinty to reconsider scheduled increases in the minimum wage. They said the increases could result in reduced hiring. The major industries employing minimum wage earners are: accommodation and food, retail trade, and agriculture.

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