The minimum wage in Ontario rises on Saturday to $11.40 per hour. The scheduled increase boosts the minimum wage from $11.25 and is the third consecutive annual increase. The minimum wage for liquor servers rises from $9.80 per hour to $9.90. New Democrats have been calling on the provincial Liberal government to raise the general minimum wage to $15 an hour. Alberta's NDP government recently announced that the minimum wage in that province would rise to $15 an hour by 2018.

Source: CBC News September 29, 2016 12:33 UTC