The minimum wage in Saskatchewan will rise to $13 per hour effective October 1, 2022, with a plan to reach $15 per hour by 2024.

This announcement comes just one day after Premier "Scott Moe" announced the possibility of increasing the minimum wage during question period on Monday.

He said: "We want to go further and that’s why the government is actively working and exploring how it can support those earning minimum wage in this province."

Don Morgan, Minister of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety, said the provincial government is committed to ensuring that life is affordable for low-income residents by increasing the minimum wage over the next three years, according to a press release from the province. The minimum wage in Saskatchewan will then rise to $14 per hour on October 1, 2023, and to $15 on October 1, 2024, representing an increase of 27 percent over the current minimum wage of $11.81.

These increases reflect a market adjustment rather than using the traditionally employed indicator formula. Over the next three years, increases to the minimum wage will more closely align with the cost of living and changing market forces.

The New Democratic Party opposition has long called for an increase to the minimum wage. Nicole Sarauer, New Democratic Party, said, "We have the lowest minimum wage in the country." "This is something we have talked about a lot.

We have called on the Premier many times to do a better job in raising the minimum wage." The minimum wage in the province was $7.95 in 2007, and there will be an increase of nearly 89 percent compared to that rate by 2024.

"As we continue to grow in Saskatchewan, we want to attract high-quality investments and jobs so that all citizens can benefit from them." Morgan said making this change to the minimum wage is a step in that direction.