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.
