The opposition NDP has proposed a plan to increase Saskatchewan's minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2022.

Leader Ryan Meili introduced a bill Thursday that would see the minimum wage go from it's current $11.06 to $12.00 on January 1, 2019, followed by an annual dollar increase until it reached $15 per hour.

The NDP say that with the government's current formula, the minimum wage would not reach $15 per hour until 2052. They point out that Albert has made the change already and their economy is outperforming ours.