Lia Levesque, The Canadian Press

Lia Levesque is a reporter with The Canadian Press, a national news agency headquartered in Toronto and founded in 1917.

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Economic Indicators

Quebec raising minimum wage to $12 as of May 1

Quebec will raise the province’s minimum wage to $12 an hour as of May 1, Labour Minister Dominique Vien announced Wednesday. More than 352,000 workers stand to benefit from the 75-cent increase, the largest hike in Quebec history. Vien said in a statement the rise is in line with a four-year plan to have the […]

By Lia Levesque, The Canadian Press |January 17, 2018

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