Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?

No, leave it up to the Provinces

There should be minimum wages for students and another for working adults who are expected to support their families. The real problem is some industries severely abuse wages and are infamous for working exploitation and skirting labor laws. More enforcement in labor laws are definitely needed first and new policies on who can charge what minimum wage should be charged. Working benefits is another big sticking point. The problem in current society is that workers have lost most of their rights relative to the employer, unions are highly taboo and more industry oligopolies are allowed to proliferate. Seriously, Sweden and Germany have nailed most of these issues.

Yes and no, it should be raised currently due to the last 20 years of neglecting increasing the wage, however after it’s at a liveable wage adjust to inflation, because it also causes lots of other jobs less as valued and drives inflation up

Yes and no, there should be adjustments according to inflation, but prices have already increased in a never ending cycle for so long... and we should bare in mind that lower-wage jobs are mostly for experience. There has been inconsistencies with payments from companies and level of experience...so there needs to be wage regulations instead of an exact minimum wage on all factors.

No, however minimum wage should be based on age and your situation. If you are living at home, you should not be making the same as someone who is on their own.

If minimum wages were to rise, you wouldn't be making any more money because stores would raise prices to meet your new wages

Yes, and adjust it every year according to inflation, and implement UBI into the system

No lower it, students will lose less money but it will help in the future for us with taxes and prices

Yes, or adjust the prices of things so that you actually could survive comfortably on minimum wage

No and lower the minimum wage.

Pay should be based on one's responsibility. Minimum wage is for someone with minimum responsibilities.

universal basic income, either adjust it according to inflation and make it a living wage or reduce the cost of living while increasing the quality of life in order to combat inflation

No, leave this to the respective provinces and territories.

No, but provide government subsidies for those living bellow the poverty line.

It should be $15-18 minimum wage. And bring down the inflation, so it makes living affordable.

Raise the student one

Minimum wage should be tax free

Yes. Make it a living wage, depending on the province, and adjust it yearly according to inflation.

The government needs to have teens of 14-15 years of age earning $16.21/hr, raise 16-18 years of age earning $18.63/hr, and raise 18-60 to earn a living wage of $23.57/hr to help every citizen get by without having to worry about poverty or debt with the incredibly high and unnecessary tax inflation and just flat out inflation on everything to reduce the risk of homelessness and those at risk of debt.

No we don't need to, it would be better to spend taxes in a better way then we are currently doing instead,

i think it is enough if you are a student cu you dont need the money but the people who need it deserve more

Yes since a minimum wage should be able to get you through everyday without struggles that's what a minimum wage should be

I both agree with adjusting it every year according to inflation and also minimum wages standard should be adjusted by age group

yes it should be increased, as families were starving and becoming anorexic to save food for their kids

No, but support economic policies and social programs to make people's lives less unaffordable than they are today

Minimum wage should depend on the person. People living and supporting a family of 3-4 should have a higher minimum wage than a teenager working a part time for experience, but a college student should have a higher wage than the teens, but lower than the family. A family of 5 and more should have a higher minimum wage than all of the above mentioned.

No federal employees already make way too much compared to the average citizens hourly wage or salary. But yes if the federal worker is in skilled labor or professional services.

I believe this issue is deeper rooted than just ‘should we raise minimum wage?’. That would lead to a never ending cycle of increasing prices. One comment made being “most minimum wage jobs are meant to gain experience, not support a family” while agreeable, that’s not an option for many people as of 2025. I believe that has a lot to do with the lack of jobs, that being a whole separate issue in and of itself.

It should be raised in order to support a family, and adjusted yearly for inflation, yet should also be evaluated based on age/family situation. Someone under the age of 18 who is not providing for their family should not be earning federal minimum wage.

Minimum wage should be the minimum amount needed to pay rent and eat and such. Now every time it goes up so does rent etc. so its never enough

Cost of living needs to be addressed, not minimum wage. People want more money...well congratulations you're now in a higher tax bracket, and left with less net value. Open your eyes people. I want a 1$ loaf of bread, and a 300,000$ house not an extra 2$ per hour. It does nothing. Wages go up, so does cost of living. Then comes inflation and what was affordable, becomes unreachable for most.

Yes but there needs to be a focus on assisting small local businesses. Raising minimum wage could put them out of business.

Rather than deal with a minimum wage value, there should be some standard of living minimum that basically allocates a set standard of living based on the job you have. It could be that living costs (ie rent/mortgage/some level of transportation & basic utilities) are provided and removed directly from paychecks, allowing people who struggle with money to really only have access to money they can use for food, entertainment and savings. This would dictate where these people would live though, Maybe this is already a thing?

If minimum wage increases so does everything else.. then your back to square 1. Should be a way for everyone to earn a living wage.

free market jobs should pay what the jobis worth a door waiter shouldent get paid 15 dollars an hour some jobs dont need 25 dollars of pay

Mandate provinces to increase wage, but provinces can set their own rural and urban wages based on the liveable wage in said areas of the province

Yes, but if minimum wage increase so should other wages like early childhood educators , education assistants and careers with a college education. There should be a bigger wage gap between minimum wage and those careers

Minimum wage must be set in so that it allows for a full time worker to remain above the low income thresh hold.
Inflation / cost of living factors into this .. raising minimum wage alone does not address the question of affordable living and quality of life

Only if it doesn't cause inflation which in the end, would not help the working class, and make the wage a fair deal between employer and employee

Cost of living demands higher minimum wage. All the tax free subsidies available for low income are making it easier and more affordable to stay home. The hand outs for the stay at home are destroying the battle of working class people

No, minimum wage should not go up. But, it should be revisited after 1 year with the same company. As well well as evey 2 or 5 years. Raises should be based of of work ethics and time served at a company.

If inflation were under control this topic would not be an issue. However, minimum wage should be increased with inflation so that a living wage is possible.

Either raise it to a minimum living wage, or regulate costs of groceries, rent and predatory internet & phone plans to reduce living wage.

Yes, but only if steps are taken to prevent drastic rises in cost of living; putting an end to the cycle.

Only if every other worker in the country gets the same increases as large as the increase in minimum wages. Otherwise no.

This has been proven not to work, it's a stupid plan. Help cost of living to go down and this wouldn't be an issue

No, minimum wage should be kept a provincial issue, for provinces to adjust based on the cost of living in their own province.

Gradual Increase in Minimum Wage: Rather than a sudden adjusment, implement incremental raises over time. This allows businesses to adapt while still benefiting workers.

The minimum wage will only cost other prices to rise. It is a huge hit on stores because they can't afford to pay their higher rolls
/full time staff more when 16year olds are making so much just for minimum wage. Mind you 16 year old aren't being taxed which those are the people who can afford to be hit with taxes at that age.

If the basic everyday needs of people weren’t as expensive as they are now minimum wage wouldn’t need to be increased

It is funny that max CPP and OAS does not equal minimum wage. Some people don't have savings when they retire, some did not make enough money throughout the lifetime to be able to save for the retirement.

They should increase it for companies who are incredibly wealthy while small business should get a wage subsidy to help with the increased minimum wage

What about the people who have retired are are back in the work force? They all deserve fair wages and a chance to live comfortably

Federal and provincial minimum wage should be increased to a living wage. Minimum wage for youth should be lower to incentivize remaining in school.

Should be increased but don’t allow businesses to increase prices, as they “claim” inflation. When it really means having to cut into their own profit margin. Offer them a business tax break incentive instead.

Lower taxes on small to medium sized businesses providing entertainment, exercise, or healthy living based services.

Again a matter for provincial government not federal. What the Federal government should do is enact a UBI...

Yes, and support education campaigns for companies on the value of wage increases for employees such as retention and performance.

Create a universal basic income for Canadian citizens and permanent residents that are 18 years and older.

If and when the Fedral Government has some money lying around some place (I doubt it tho) then why not? If they don't got no money around or if they have a little spare money, still try and raise the minimum wage, even if by just a bit.

No, increasing minimum wage increasing adoption of technology and the loss of jobs: as well as, cause prices to increase.

If the government regulates minimum wage they need to return to regulating private companies to give a minimum wage increase. Everytime minimum wage goes up regular workers make less money and are closer to minimum wage

All wage should be increased to make the rate of inflation for every job, not just minimum wage positions

No, because those know make only a little bit more than minimum don't get a raise of their income to compensate, so we aren't as "worth" what we should be vs someone that has no experience

I believe there are ways to do things more efficient, and to bring money into our economy so that we can drive down the cost of living, not necessarily raising the minimum wage

Minimum wage can still exist, but companies that pay their employees livable wages should be provided with tax breaks.

Raid the minimum wage in accordance to inflation but, that expectation needs to be set for those making over minimum wage. Companies should apply the same increase to all employee under a specific wage to ensure its a livable wage for everyone.

I think the government should raise minimum wage but without raising inflation and reducing the value of our currency.

Work on bettering our economy by using our vast natural resources to create jobs and make money and this wouldn't need to be an issue.

No. Our current cost-of-living crisis is tied to residential housing price-fixing. Until all our basic needs are made affordable again, adjusting the minimum wage will only drive inflation.

Depending on the work. Example: Very phisical work should be awarded either with more money or less hours shifts.

No, because almost no one is living off of minimum wage and it pushes companies to technology replacements faster.

Only if the government stops companies from increasing prices on everything to "keep up with the rise of minimum wage". There should be a cap on profit for companies so they don't keep raising prices to keep their %1000 profit. Let the wages cut into profits.

Yes, specific to demographics; age, family type etc. single parents would have a different living wage than an 18 year old living with family.

Wage should be determined by seniority. Start at a minimum wage and work your way up to a liveable wage.

Implement a universal basic income (UBI) for all citizens, and one that is sufficient enough to function as a living wage

Minimum wage should be a livable wage for an individual but we need to invest in public daycare, work education, trade schools etc and give people a road map to a better life.

Without a lot of minimum wage jobs the economy can plummet. I’m saying this I believe it depends on the work done.

yes and jobs where people have special training for that job, so have higher than min wage pay, should also have raises of equal value or the increase in min wage devalues all of the higher paying jobs.

It should be raised - drastically, at that. Our government has neglected to ensure that working citizens - regardless of ‘status’ - can afford life’s necessities - while focusing solely on ensuring re election and profitability for the minority- as far as wealth is concerned

they should adjust it due to inflation every year but shouldn't change it much so the prices jump up super high every year.

Increases to minimum wagw should be to living wage tjat coincides with inflation and should also apply to non-minimum wage.

Adjust for inflation and remove foreign workers competing for skilled jobs. Tax write offs for training workers.

It probably won’t have a large effect due to price increase in a never ending cycle, but i guess as it is its fine.

No, the government should instead give a mandatory promotion/raise to workers every six months if they have shown good work ethic.

Due to inflation, the minimum wage makes it extremely hard to afford living on your own for most people

Raise minimum wage temporarily while making that publicly and widely known then work heavily on reducing and reverting inflation

There should be minor minimum wage lower than the current minimum. There should also be an adult minimum wage that is a living wage.

There be minor minimum wage lower than current minimum. There should also be an adult minimum wage that is a living wage.

Yes, it should be aligned with the cost of living. BC is near impossible for the younger generations to get by on day to day. However, with a raise to minimum wage, the current working people should also see this reflect their current wages. Ex: minimum wages raised by 3%, all current working class (people making less than 100k/year) should also receive a wage increase of 3%.

Yes and adjust all other wages to reflect this. People that have been working for decades wait for raises to reflect the cost of living while people making minimum wage simply walk into a living wage. It’s completely unbalanced.

If minimum wage does increase, those already working must get the same increase percentage in their current wage.

i think there shouldnt be inflation if minimum wage goes up then businesses blunder, and corporations take over. I think the rental market and inflation should calm down.

No, the government should focus more on keeping the cost of living down so wages don't have to keep going up.

Increase slowly over time. Perhaps by job type/ age. Jobs meant to develop experience, not to support people independently ( summer student, or part time student job) don’t need to be a living wage.

it would be nice if they could raise it according to the living wage and inflation but its not sustainable if they do

The cost of living is different in different provinces and territories, so the provinces and territories should set their own minimum wages. A federal minimum wage would be unfair to workers in the most expensive parts of Canada.

Yes, but the wages for non federal workers need to be raised as well so that everyone can make a livable wage.

Neither, efforts need to be made to combat the cost of living, not Band-Aid the problem with minimum wage.