Manitoba Labour and Immigration has announced that the new provincial minimum wage of $15.80 is now in effect.

Updated annually, Manitoba’s minimum wage is regulated through the Employment Standards Code. This year’s increase of 50 cents per hour raised the minimum wage to $15.80 from $15.30, based on a consumer price index of 3.5 per cent.

For more information on the minimum wage and other employment standards, visit gov.mb.ca.