(Mar 24/17) The four governments of Atlantic Canada (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, P.E.I., and Newfoundland and Labrador) have agreed to co-ordinate the timing of their annual minimum wage increases. On April 1, 2017, the minimum wages will increase as follows:
Nova Scotia
General rate: $10.85
Inexperienced Worker: $10.35
New Brunswick
$11.00
P.E.I.
$11.25
Newfoundland and Labrador
$10.75
$11.00 (effective Oct. 1, 2017)