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.