Minimum-wage workers in British Columbia will see a pay bump from $15.65 to $16.75 an hour starting June 1.
The 6.9 per cent increase reflects the average annual inflation rate in 2022.
The higher wage is expected to affect about 150,000 workers who currently earn less than $16.75 per hour. The province says 58 per cent of those are women, while 21 per cent are youth aged 15-19 who are still at school.
“It is unfair to expect the most vulnerable workers to give up some of their non-discretionary income because of record-high inflation,” Jim Stanford, director for the Centre for Future Work research institute, said in a news release.
The province has promised that all
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