CANAdiAN PAYRoll RePoRTeR
legislative roundup | CHANGES IN PAYROLL LAWS AND REGULATIONS FROM ACROSS CANADA
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The prescribed rate for taxable benefits
to employees and shareholders from interest-free and low-interest loans is one
per cent from July 1 to September 30.
The rate is unchanged from the previous quarter.
The interest rate for unpaid source
deductions, overdue taxes and insufficient installments is five per cent for
the third quarter.
Effective Sept. 1, the general minimum
wage rate in the province rises from
$9.75 per hour to $9.95.
The minimum wage rate for employees who serve liquor as part of
their regular job will remain at $9.05
per hour. When the government implemented the minimum wage for liquor
servers last year, it announced the rate
would stay at $9.05 until the general
minimum wage reaches $10.05 an hour.
When this occurs, both minimum wage
rates will increase, but the general rate
will be $1 higher.
Also effective Sept. 1, 2013, the following minimum wage rates change:
• the minimum wage for many salespersons increases from $389 per
third quarter prescribed
interest rates set
alberta minimum wage
increasing
reminder: labour day a
stat holiday across canada
Sept. 2 is a statutory holiday under employment/labour standards laws in all
Canadian jurisdictions.
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week to $397
• the minimum wage for domestic
employees who live in the employer's residence rises from $1,854 per
month to $1,893.
If an employer provides board and/
or lodging to an employee, the amount
by which an employer may reduce the
employee's wages below minimum
wage increases from $3.20 per meal to
$3.27 for each meal the employee consumes. Lodging deductions increase
from $4.22 per day to $4.31.
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manitoba minimum wage
increasing
Effective Oct. 1, 2013, the minimum
wage rate in the province will rise from
$10.25 per hour to $10.45 per hour.
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