OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada estimates there will be about 60,000 fewer jobs by 2019 due to the increases in minimum wages across the country, but that labour income will be higher due to the increases.
In examining the impact of the wage increases, the report estimated that the consumer price index could be boosted by about 0.1 percentage points on average and real gross domestic product could be cut by 0.1 per cent by early 2019.
The number of jobs lost was based on a 0.3 per cent decline in the number of hours worked, while aggregate real wages were estimated to increase 0.7 per cent.
The research paper by the staff at the central bank noted that if the average working hours declined following the increase in the minimum wage, the number of jobs lost would also be lower.
The Bank of Canada estimated that about eight per cent of all employees work at minimum wage, a proportion that increases to 11 per cent if a threshold of five per cent above minimum wage is used.
Ontario raised its minimum wage to $14 per hour on Jan. 1 from $11.60 and plans to increase it to $15 in 2019, while Alberta is expected to raise its minimum wage to $15 later this year.
The Canadian Press
BULLSHIT!! This is just Conservative propaganda
No worries…Amazon HQ2-in-the-Soo will solve ALL problems
What a load of crap
liberals at their best goodbye jobs and companies who will pack up shop and move to a cheaper labour force
We’re not the only province that raised it!
sault ste marie dont have the jobs like big cities it will hurt small buss hate the liberals with a passion
When the Liberals set out to screw things up they do a bang up job of it.
A wage increase is understandable, but in much smaller increments.
How soon can we vote them out?
trudeau and his nice work.
Way to go Wynne
It will probably get much worse. I agree with increasing the minimum wage, but it should have been done in a more gradual timeline so employers and the economy could more easily adjust and handle the increase, but Liberals are trying to buy votes and couldn`t wait. Had the wage increase been phased in over 3 or 4 years everyone would have been better off.jmo
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