00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.854213 CaOODSP 20221107155019 cr ||||||||||| 180323s2015 oncd #ob f000 0 eng d 9780660259260 CaOODSP eng n-cn--- CS11-630/2015-6E-PDF Minimum wage in Canada since 1975 [electronic resource]. [Ottawa] : Statistics Canada, c2015. 6 p. : graphs Canadian megatrends ; [2015006] Title from cover. Issued also in HTML format. Issued also in French under title: Le salaire minimum au Canada depuis 1975. Includes bibliographical references. "The first legislation in Canada governing minimum wage was introduced in the early 20th century and was intended, at the time, to prevent the exploitation of women and children. While some today see the minimum wage as a way to improve workers' standard of living and to reduce poverty and inequality, others believe that setting a legal minimum wage tends to eliminate jobs that require little specialization—often student jobs—and to increase unemployment and poverty among lowskilled workers"--p. 3. gccst Minimum wage gccst Legislation gccst Workers Statistics Canada. Le salaire minimum au Canada depuis 1975 (CaOODSP)9.854215 Canadian megatrends ; 2015006. (CaOODSP)9.851537 PDF 737 KB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2018/statcan/11-630-x/11-630-x2015006-eng.pdf HTML N/A https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/11-630-x/11-630-x2015006-eng.htm 11-630-X