As of May 1, Quebecers earning minimum wage will get a raise.
The Couillard government announced on Thursday that the minimum wage is climbing to $11.25 an hour on that date — up from the current $10.75.
There will be minimum wage hikes every year until 2020 — it will rise to $11.75 in 2018, $12.10 in 2019, and $12.45 in 2020.
The Parti Québécois, Québec Solidaire, and anti-poverty activists have been calling for a $15 minimum wage, but labor minister Dominique Vien says a sudden 40 per cent spike in the minimum wage would be "catastrophic" for business in the province.