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1. Minimum wage hikes can hurt the people they’re supposed to help

   Recently, Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservative government said it will not proceed with a scheduled increase to Ontario’s minimum wage, which the previous government planned to implement next year. As a result, the minimum wage ...

2. Upcoming minimum wage hikes threaten younger and less-skilled Ontarians

   In January, Ontario’s minimum wage will increase to $14 an hour, up from $11.60 today. In January 2019, the wage floor will increase by another dollar to $15 per hour. There are good reasons to worry that such a rapid increase in the ...

3. Obstacles to business investment in Ontario—high labour costs

   A recent study by the Fraser Institute showed that weak business investment remains a serious problem for Ontario’s economy, with important implications for the province’s medium- and long-term growth prospects. While the provincial ...

4. Minimum wage hikes in Ontario likely means lower youth employment

   Premier Wynne’s government recently announced a plan to hike Ontario’s minimum wage by 32 per cent, from its current rate of $11.40 to $15 by 2019. We’ve already written that such a large and rapid increase in the minimum wage is likely ...

5. Ontario’s minimum wage hike will mean fewer opportunities for vulnerable workers

   Premier Kathleen Wynne has confirmed her government will dramatically increase Ontario’s minimum wage. The wage floor currently stands at $11.40 per hour and will rise to $15 by 2019. All told, this represents a 31.6 per cent increase in ...

6. Alberta teachers’ ‘me too’ clause strengthens case for public-sector wage restraint

   The Alberta Teacher’s Association recently ratified a tentative two-year agreement with the provincial government after a four-day voting period last week. Yesterday, the Calgary Sun reported that Alberta's school boards also ...

7. A higher minimum wage could hurt working Ontarians

   Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, May 17, 2017 As part of a wider set of labour policy changes, the Wynne government may increase Ontario’s minimum wage to $15 an hour, up from the current level of $11.40. The intention is to help lower-income workers and their ...

8. Unemployment rate doesn’t tell full story of Ontario’s economy

   According to Statistics Canada, Ontario’s unemployment rate dropped to 5.8 per cent in April, its lowest level since January 2001. The drop puts Ontario well below the national average, which shrank by 0.2 percentage points to 6.5 per ...