Leader of the Alberta NDP Naheed Nenshi speaks to media about the Alberta 2025 budget in Edmonton, on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Alberta to have the lowest minimum wage in Canada as of Oct. 1 as NDP calls for boost

by The Canadian Press September 23, 2025

written by The Canadian Press September 23, 2025

By Lisa Johnson The province of Alberta, once a national leader in minimum wage, is set to soon have the lowest such pay rate in Canada. The current rate of $15 an hour was set in 2018 by then-premier Rachel Notley's NDP government, making it the highest minimum wage in Canada. But Alberta has not a...

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