Alberta minimum wage lagging behind other provinces

According to the Retail Council of Canada Alberta has the third lowest minimum wage in the country -- and some say it's time to bump it up. Alberta's present minimum wage of  $15 an hour matches that of Newfoundland and Labradour, PEI, and Nova Scotia. In B.C., it's $16.75 and in Ontario, it's $16.55. The only province with a lower minimum wage is Saskatchewan, at $14.00 and New Brunswick at $14.75. One economy and labour expert believes the province’s wage floor needs to rise to be b