The province's minimum wage will increase to $14 per hour on Sunday.

This is part of a series of bumps that were announced in May 2022. 

Last October, the minimum hourly rate increased to $13. It is set to hit $15 per hour on October 1, 2024.

"Saskatchewan has a strong, growing economy, and increasing the minimum wage is just one of many mechanisms used to take care of Saskatchewan workers and create more prosperity for everyone," Labour Relations and Workplace Safety Minister Don McMorris said in a release. "Other supports to assist minimum wage earners include the basic personal tax exemption, child tax credit and the Saskatchewan Low-Income Tax Credit."

Saskatchewan's minimum wage will continue to be the lowest of the provinces and territories in Canada. New Brunswick's will be the second lowest, at $14.75 per hour.

The province's release said they have saved over $760 million in annual income tax savings for Saskatchewan people by removing more than 112,000 people from the province's income tax roll since 2007.

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