B.C.’s minimum wage scheduled to jump to $18.25 per hour, June 1

B.C. is raising its minimum wage from $17.85 to $18.25 on June 1 to keep pace with inflation.
“Working people in our province are feeling the pressure of inflation,” Labour Minister Jennifer Whiteside said in a Thursday (Feb. 26) news release. “That’s why we acted to bring in annual minimum-wage increases, which have helped paycheques keep up with increasing costs of essentials like food and transportation.”
The increase is based on average inflation for the previou