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To the question: What was the proportion of Canadian employees earning minimum wage or less in 2008?
The correct answer is C: In 2008, some 751,400 Canadians worked at or below the minimum wage set by their province. This represented 5.2% of all employees in the country, up slightly from 5.0% the previous year.
Newfoundland and Labrador had the highest proportion of employees (7.7%) working at or below the minimum wage. Alberta continued to have by far the lowest proportion of employees working at or below the minimum wage (1.6%).
Minimum wages ranged from $7.75 per hour in New Brunswick to $8.75 per hour in Ontario.
Proportion of employees earning minimum wage or less increased for the second consecutive year
Source: Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey.
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The proportion of employees earning minimum wage or less increased for the second consecutive year
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