Minimum wage has gone up in Alberta

Minimum wage in Alberta has gone up.  It is now $10.20 an hour.

It was $9.95 an hour, which was the lowest rate in Canada.

The liquor server minimum wage has also increased, rising from $9.05 to $9.20 per hour.

The $1 per hour difference between the two wages is to acknowledge that liquor servers typically earn tips.

Roughly 25,700 people in Alberta earn minimum wage which works out to 1.5 per cent of employees in Alberta.

Here's how Alberta's general minimum wage currently stacks up against the rest of Canada:

Current Minimum Wage: