In Like a Lamb: Atlantic Canada Minimum Wage Increases Effective April 1, 2019

This year's increases to Atlantic Canadian minimum wages – the lowest rate an employer is permitted to pay an employee – are entering like a lamb compared to the minimum wage rate increases that roared into effect in 2018. Although not all Atlantic provinces have mandated by law the effective date of any annual minimum wage increases, it seems the governments of each have agreed to April 1 as the effective date of any minimum wage increases. Here's what Atlantic Canadian minimum wage rates will look like starting April 1, 2019:

Prince Edward Island. Effective April 1, 2019, P.E.I.'s minimum wage rate will increase from $11.55/hour to $12.25/hour, maintaining P.E.I.'s minimum wage rate as the highest in Atlantic Canada. P.E.I.'s regulation mandates an annual review of minimum wages, but (as in N.B.) it doesn't mandate a specific date and its review is also based on a range of factors.