Sask. minimum wage to remain steady; U.K. imports B.C. training program; Literacy Key: Poll
Sask. minimum wage to remain steady
Regina — Saskatchewan will hold its minimum wage rate steady at $9.25 an hour until the Minimum Wage Board completes its next review (required at least every two years) by Dec. 31, 2011. The province’s minimum wage has increased 16.3 per cent since Jan. 1, 2008, and is the fourth highest in Canada, said Minister of Labour Relations and Workplace Safety Don Morgan.
U.K. imports B.C. training program
Victoria — As London prepares to host the 2012 Summer Olympics, it will use a made-in-British Columbia program to train people working in the tourism industry. The customer service training program, WorldHost, was created by the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and the Arts to prepare B.C. to host Expo 86. It was also used to train about 39,000 tourism industry volunteers and staff for Vancouver’s 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
Literacy Key: Poll
Toronto — Ninety per cent of Canadians believe improving literacy levels in Canada is key to improving the country’s economy, according to a poll by Ipsos-Reid conducted on behalf of ABC Life Literacy Canada. About 95 per cent say literacy training is critical to improving job prospects and 72 per cent of employed people are upgrading their skills and literacy levels to advance their careers.
