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wage for staff are supremely unfair and inaccurate, when it is, in fact, the pace of implementation—what was promised by the provincial government versus the re- ality of how the new minimum wage rates have been rolled out—that will devastate restaurateurs.
How do we respond? By sharing infor- mation, by educating one another, by ad- vocating as a collective and by dispensing of any notions of us versus them between types of operations, between FOH and BOH and between owners and staff. We really are in the same boat, and together we can survive turbulent seas.
Lui is worried for Canadian restaurant employees. When it comes to Canadian restauranteurs, he says every owner should take it upon themselves to fully understand their rights and responsi- bilities. There are those who are indeed doing things wrong. Then there are those who mismanage their operations because of a lack of knowledge. “What many restaurant owners may not understand
is the economic impact our businesses have in Canada. As job creators and tax payers, we also provide areas of social gathering. Restaurants are our society’s economic and social hubs. Whenever our industry gets bad press, it hurts us all. The message is easy, educate yourself and be a good employer.”
Why is Lui an advocate? Because he’s been in this industry his entire life. He grew up in the industry. “Even though
I am largely on the hospitality side, we employ people, we employ kids from high school to college through to employing them as owners...Sometimes people think that business owners can’t make mis-
MINIMUM WAGE
Plan for your labour costs with the Restaurants Canada Minimum Wage Outlook Bulletin
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BRITISH COLUMBIA
General Minimum Wage $11.35 Tipped Employees $10.10
ALBERTA
General Minimum Wage $13.60 Planned increase to $15 as of Oct. 1/18
SASKATCHEWAN
General Minimum Wage $10.96 MANITOBA
General Minimum Wage $11.15
ONTARIO
General Minimum Wage $14
Planned increase to $15 on Jan. 1/19 Liquor Server Wage $12.20
Planned increase to $13.05 on Jan. 1/19 Student Server Wage $13.15
Planned increase to $14.10 on Jan. 1/19
QUEBEC
General Minimum Wage $11.25
Planned increase to $12.00 on May 1/18 Tipped Minimum Wage $9.45
Planned increase to $9.80 on May 1/18
NEW BRUNSWICK
General Minimum Wage $11
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
General Minimum Wage $11.25 Planned increase to $11.55 on Apr. 1/18
NOVA SCOTIA
General Minimum Wage $10.85 Inexperienced Workers (not working more than 3 months) $10.35
NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR
General Minimum Wage $11.00 YUKON
General Minimum Wage $11.32
NORTHWEST TERRITORIES
General Minimum Wage $12.50 Planned increase to $13.46 on Apr. 1/18
NUNAVUT
General Minimum Wage $13