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NWT minimum wage rising to $13.46 an hour

Kirsten Fenn
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Andy Bevan, assistant deputy minister at the Department of Education, Culture and Employment, answers questions from reporters Wednesday about an increase to the NWT minimum wage. Kirsten Fenn/NNSL photo

Minimum wage in the Northwest Territories is about to go up.

Andy Bevan, assistant deputy minister at the Department of Education, Culture and Employment, answers questions from reporters Wednesday about an increase to the NWT minimum wage. Kirsten Fenn/NNSL photo

Employees earning minimum wage will receive $13.46 an hour starting April 1.

ThatSA国际影视传媒檚 up from the current $12.50 per hour, which was set in 2015.

Education, Culture and Employment Minister Alfred Moses announced the changes on Wednesday.

The decision was made with the help of a committee of business, labour and community representatives created in 2013, according to a news release from the department.

The committee reviews the minimum wage every two years, the news released states.

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