Minimum wage increased

October 1, 2015. Most minimum wage employees in Alberta will see their hourly pay increase by one dollar to $11.20 effective today. Employees who work shorter shifts must now be paid for a minimum of three hours. However, those working in Metis Settlements (as singled out by the Employment Standards information provided by the province)
or community service organizations that do not operate for profit must be paid for a minimum two hours at the minimum wage rate.

A minimum wage earner in Alberta is likely to be 15-19 years old, employed part-time, is in accommodation and food services and is female. Approximately 38,000 people in Alberta earn minimum wage and approximately 370,000 people in the province earn $15 per hour or less and work 44 hours or more per week.