Minimum wage to increase in New Brunswick

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Minimum wage is set to increase in New Brunswick on April 1.

The province’s minimum wage will increase 25 cents from $15.65 to $15.90 per hour, said the announcement from the provincial government on Wednesday.

The province says around five per cent of all employees in the province were earning minimum wage last year, which is down from six per cent in 2024.

The province said around two-thirds of New Brunswickers earning minimum wage were working part time, and just over a third were between the ages of 15 to 19.

Minimum wage in New Brunswick is indexed to the province’s consumer price index, which grew by 1.7 per cent last year.

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