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Changes could be in store for Manitoba's minimum wage. Labour and Immigration Minister Nancy Allan has announced that the province is seeking public and stakeholder input on the rate. "Manitoba must maintain a minimum wage structure that is equitable to both Manitobans earning lower wages and to business," said Allan in a press statement. The most recent increases in Manitoba's minimum wage were 25 cents an hour each in April 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2004, bringing the rate to the present $7 an hour. "Our government's approach has been to balance smaller increments that employers can manage while increasing the purchasing power of our lower income earners," Allan said in the statement. Stakeholders and the general public are invited to provide their input by Dec. 1. The minister will convene a new Minimum Wage Board to discuss Manitoba's minimum wage strategy for 2006 and beyond. Anyone wishing to provide comments on the minimum wage may phone 204-945-4889, fax 204-948-2085 or e-mail [email protected].
