Public consultation: Report and recommendations of the Minimum Wage Review Committee : NS Labour and Workforce Development, Employment Rights

Public consultation: Report and recommendations of the Minimum Wage Review Committee

The Labour Standards Code establishes a Minimum Wage Review Committee, composed of employee and employer representatives, to advise the Minister of Labour and Workforce Development on the minimum hourly wage for Nova Scotia workers.

The most recent Minimum Wage Review Committee’s Report (PDF: 115k) , dated January 27, 2009, recommends the following increases to the minimum wage:

April 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010 April 1, 2010 to September 30, 2010 October 1, 2010 to March 31, 2011
$8.60 $9.20 $9.65
6.2% 6.9% 4.8%


In making this recommendation, the Review Committee considered whether changed conditions warranted a change to the 2008 recommendations. It concluded that the recommendations should stand. The report (PDF: 115k) contains many more details about the Review Committee’s deliberations, including a discussion of a differential minimum wage for employees who receive tips.

The Minister is reviewing this report and will respond to its recommendations once he has heard from Nova Scotians.

If you have comments about this issue or the report, please forward them for consideration by March 2, 2009.

  • Fax a letter to Labour Standards at (902) 424-0648
  • Send an e-mail to Labour Standards at labrstd@gov.ns.ca
  • Telephone us at 1-888-315-0110
  • Write to us, at Labour Standards, 5151 Terminal Road, 7th Fl. P.O. Box 697, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2T8

Thank you for your input.

For more information on this and other labour issues, please visit the Labour Standards section of the Labour and Workforce Development website http://www.gov.ns.ca/lwd/employmentrights/.