Nunavut Increases Minimum Wage

On September 5, 2008, Nunavut’s Bill 33, An Act to Amend the Labour Standards Act, came into effect, resulting in an increase in the minimum wage from $8.50 per hour to $10.00 per hour. The rate will apply to all workers, regardless of age. Intended to reflect the territory’s high cost of living, the increase makes it the highest minimum wage in Canada.