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N.B. minimum wage rises

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Minimum-wage earners in New Brunswick are officially getting more for the hours they work.

A pay bump went into effect on April 1.

Workers are making 25 cents more, taking the wage from $15.65 to $15.90.

The minimum wage rate is indexed to New Brunswick’s consumer price index, rounded to the nearest five cents. The consumer price index grew by 1.7 per cent in 2025.

According to the provincial government, five per cent of all employees in the province were earning the minimum wage in 2025, down from six per cent in 2024.

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  • Tara Clow

    Tara Clow is a multi-award-winning news anchor and reporter with more than 30 years of experience at radio stations across Canada. She is a graduate of the Radio and TV Arts program at Toronto Metropolitan University and the Humber College radio broadcasting program. She is based in Moncton and covers stories across Canada. Contact Tara at clow.tara@radioabl.ca.

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