Just to give you a little information here. When we increase the minimum wage come April 1st of this year, about 700 people in the Northwest Territories will be affected, will be getting an increase. Having a living wage, as I mentioned, would possibly have some impacts on our employers. We all know that a lot of our businesses and people who do business in the Northwest Territories don't even pay the minimum wage; they pay a lot higher than that. In the tax-based communities, it gets even higher. You won't be looking at a living wage, and we will continue the same route that we are on. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Alfred Moses on Question 265-18(3): Minimum And Living Wages
In the Legislative Assembly on March 14th, 2018. See this statement in context.
Question 265-18(3): Minimum And Living Wages
Oral Questions
March 13th, 2018
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