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RE: I looked at inflation rates vs price hikes

Posted by gordguide (A) on December 17, 2017 at 00:43:23

In Reply to: RE: I looked at inflation rates vs price hikes posted by Charles Hansen on September 29, 2017 at 18:23:36:

You cannot hire factory workers in Canada at $C 10/hr ... that is below minimum wage in every province. Ontario minimum wage in 2018 will be $C 15/hr. If you attempt to hire workers at minimum wage you will not find any workers.* Even pump jockeys make above minimum wage. With skilled workers, the wages are higher than in the US.

All employees: After 1 year, 3 weeks paid vacation
Where tenure is less than 1 year, employers pay + 3/52 of total pay period wage in every check
All employees: Statuary Holiday (1 in every month) Time x 1.0 if unworked
All employees: Statuary Holiday (if worked) Time x 2.5
All employees: Overtime after 10 hours/day Time x 1.5
All employees: Overtime after 12 hours/day: Employer must provide hot meal
All employees: Overtime after 40Hrs in any consecutive 7 day period: Time x 1.5

Ontario averages 2016

All Industries $C 23.31
Manufacturing $C 24.62
Vehicle Assembly (Autoworkers) $C 34.85
Vehicle Part Supplier (not OEM) (Autoworkers) $C 23.33

Unskilled, waitress: $C 10.85~14 (2017) [~15 2018], plus tips
Employers are required by law to provide and pay for a taxi if shift ends after 12:00 PM

Note: you cannot hire anyone at any position or any age for less than minimum wage
Minimum Wage, Nova Scotia: $C 10.85 [lowest]
Minim Wage, Alberta $C 13.60 [$C 15.00 Oct 2018]
Minimum Wage, Ontario $C 14.00 [$C 15.00 Jan1 2019]
Minimum Wage, Federal: Same as province where employed

Unskilled, fast food employee (McDonalds, Canada average) $C 11.50
Cleaner/Janitor, fast food employee (McDonalds, Canada average) $C 12.50

Saskatoon (SK) Health Region:
Unskilled, starting wage: $C 18
Nurse, 40 HR/week: $C 85,000/Yr
25% of nurses in SHR earn more than $C 100,000/yr

Starting Wage, Schoolteacher: $C 45,000/yr
Starting Wage, municipal / rural Police Officer: $C 56,000/yr
Starting Wage, RCMP $C 68,000/yr (RCMP earn automatic promotion with tenure, with commensurate wage increases)

My last job paid $C 23/hr + $US 200~300/day {tips] [Wilderness Sports Guide] and required no post secondary education

Canada Median Income (household, 2015) $C 70,336/yr
US Median Income, (household 2016) $US 59,039

Canada Median Income (couples, no children) $C 87,605

Canada Median Income, lowest, 2015: New Brunswick $C 59,347
Canada Median Income, highest, 2015: Northwest Territory $C 117,688

* Median Income is the point where half of the population earns more and half less

In the fast food industry (McDonalds and similar) Canada issues temporary work visas to mostly Philippine residents to fill jobs. Similarly for agricultural workers, temporary visas to mostly Mexico residents. The significance of this is that in order for a company to apply for such a visa for a position that company must prove it genuinely tried to hire a Canadian for 90 days without success.

Related to Audio Manufacturing:
Metalworkers (chassis fabrication) $C 25~40/hr
Anodizing Plant $C 18~35/hr
Machinist $C 35~45/hr [Shop Rate, Machine Shop: $C 85/hr and up]
Electronic Assemblers (non-automated PCB stuffing) $C 18/hr [Calgary AB]

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