Earlier this month, we posted a list of minimum wage increases across Canada and noted Premier Christy Clark's May 2016 announcement that the provincial government was committed to raising the minimum wage for employees in British Columbia to $11.25 per hour effective September 15, 2017 (click here).  In line with this commitment, B.C.'s Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training Ministry issued a news release yesterday announcing that, effective September 15, 2017, the minimum wage will rise by 50 cents to $11.35 an hour and the minimum wage for liquor servers will increase to $10.10 an hour. Read the full news release here.

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