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Bringin’ in the dough

Students searching for summer jobs will be pleased to know minimum wage is no longer so minimal.

As of the today, Ontario is increasing its general minimum wage to $10.25 — a difference of almost 50 per cent since 2004. Student minimum wage, which applies to students under 18 and is dependant on work hours, will also increase to $9.60 per hour — a 70 cent increase since 2009.

The increase is part of Breaking the Cycle: Ontario’s Poverty Reduction Strategy — an initiative to reduce the number of kids living in poverty.

“We are helping hard-working Ontarians maintain a decent standard of living,” Peter Fonseca, minister of labour, said in a press release. “A fair minimum wage is good for workers.”

This will represent the seventh consecutive annual increase of minimum wage.

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