Federal minimum wages and low-income workers in Canada / Kevin B. Kerr.: YM32-2/2008-39E-PDF

"In recent years, many observers have paid a great deal of attention to the issue of low income in Canada. Despite a prolonged period of economic growth coupled with steady growth in real median and average after-tax incomes between 1997 and 2006, concern has been expressed about the apparent inertia in the long-term incidence of low income across the country. Although the incidence of low income has declined significantly since 1997, its level in 2006 was similar to that found in the late 1980s. One proposed policy response, among many, to reduce the incidence of low income in Canada is to increase minimum wages. But is this an effective policy response to raise the welfare of low-income workers and their families, including those covered under federal labour laws? To address this question, this paper begins with an overview of federal minimum wages in Canada. This is followed by a discussion centring on low-income workers, including those working in federally regulated workplaces, and an examination of the potential impact of increasing the minimum wage for those covered under Part III of the Canada Labour Code"--p.1.

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