Quebec Minimum Wage Rises by 50 Cents to $15.75 an Hour Starting May 1

Canadian dollars are pictured in Vancouver on Sept. 22, 2011. The Canadian Press/Jonathan Hayward

Quebec’s minimum wage will increase by 50 cents to $15.75 an hour beginning May 1.

The Labour Department says it is hiking the minimum wage by a little more than three percent because of the economic uncertainty in the retail and restaurant sectors.