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Ontario, Prince Edward Island and Manitoba raise minimum wages to $ 17.20 , $ 16.80 and $ 15.80 .
Saskatchewan 's rate also climbed by a dollar, bringing the province at par with Alberta .
Alberta grabbed national attention for bringing minimum wage to $ 15 in 2018 from $ 12.20 within two years .
A 1992 study examined 410 fast-food restaurants in New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania before and after New Jersey raised minimum wages from $ 4.25 to $ 5.05 per hour.
The economists found no decline in employment and profits of businesses while raising consumer prices.
However, a profile of those earning the minimum wage in Alberta paints a different picture.
27.5 per cent of the 126,000 people working such jobs are between 25 and 44 .
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