Interesting Facts
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Are you a
young worker? Here are a few things to
consider other than the extra cash...
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YOUNG WORKERS - FYI
On March 31, 2008, minimum wage in Ontario increased
from $7.50/hour to $8.20/hour.
On March
31, 2009, minimum wage in Ontario increased to
$8.90/hour
On March
31, 2010, minimum wage in Ontario will increase to
$9.60/hour.
Persons over the age of 18 - FYI
On March 31, 2009, minimum wage in Ontario was increased
to $9.50/hour
On March 31, 2010, minimum wage in Ontario will increase
to $10.25/hour
GO GREEN
Qualified companies can access a $650 million dollar
fund set up by the Ontario government, to invest in the
development of green cars, fuels, technologies and
products.
A CASE OF INTEREST
In Quebec earlier this summer, a decision was handed
down by the CLP (Quebec’s version of Ontario’s WSIAT)
that exposure to toxins at an aluminum smelter was the
root cause of lung cancer contracted by 10 workers. In
making the decision, the CLP relied upon a study which
demonstrated that workers in similar factories for at
least 20 years have a risk of contracting cancer double
that of workers who never worked at a smelter at all.
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