Alberta minimum wage: A policy deep dive

The UCP has pledged to cut pay for Albertans aged under 18 by introducing a youth minimum wage, arguing it would address unemployment by providing employers a financial incentive to hire young workers.
Postmedia took a closer look at what similar rules have meant in some of the jurisdictions around the world where youth can be paid less than their adult colleagues.
‘A cynical ploy to provide cheaper labour’
Let us look first to Australia, which introduced age-based hourly wages decad