The province is increasing minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2024.
The Nova Scotia Minimum Wage Review Committee made the recommendation in January.
The increase will come over the next two years:
- April 1 – $13.35
- October 1 – $13.60
- April 1, 2023 – $14.30
- October 1, 2023 – $14.65
- April 1, 2024 – $15
Jill Balser, Minister of Labour, Skills and Immigration, says it’s important to take a balanced approach to minimum wage.
“Working Nova Scotians deserve to be paid a fair wage. I also recognize many businesses have had a difficult time during the pandemic,” she says. “These increases will help minimum wage earners and their families, as well as provide businesses with an outlook, so they can plan ahead.”
The province accepted the first increase, by 40 cents to $13.35 an hour April 1, shortly after the report was released, but Premier Tim Houston said they needed time to review the other increases.
The province released their decision Thursday.
