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This 6.8 per cent pay raise for low-income workers builds on the government\u2019s steady and predictable increases every year to help families offset the rising cost of living.<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cUnder the leadership of Premier Ford, our government is putting workers in the driver\u2019s seat of their careers, and their lives,\u201d said Monte McNaughton, Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development. \u201cThis latest increase is a fair and balanced approach that means more money in their pockets so they can support their families and continuing building a stronger Ontario for all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A worker making the general minimum wage and working 40 hours per week will see an annual pay increase of nearly $2,200. 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