Should B.C.'s minimum wage automatically increase each year?
Poll: B.C.'s minimum wage
The British Columbia government says the province's lowest-paid workers are getting a wage boost to keep pace with inflation.
The Ministry of Labour says the minimum wage will increase from $17.40 to $17.85 per hour starting in June.
It says the 2.6 per cent increase follows changes made last spring to the Employment Standards Act, which mandated yearly wage rises.
Labour Minister Jennifer Whiteside says those adjustments were made last year because minimum-wage workers are most vulnerable to jumps in prices for living expenses like groceries, rent and gas.
The province says the changes align with government priorities to help lift more people out of poverty, make life more affordable, and build a strong and fair economy for B.C.
It says minimum wage rates increase on June 1 each year, except for the minimum agricultural piece rates that increase on Dec. 31 to ensure crop producers will not have to adjust wages in the middle of the harvesting season.
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