It could be coming to a job near you.

Provincial NDP Leader, Andrea Horwath, stated that her party wants to see a $20 minimum wage. She’s promising that if her party is elected in the next provincial election there would be a minimum wage hike up to twenty bucks an hour by 2026.

The NDP’s wage layout would look like this:

$16 on Oct. 1, 2022
$17 on May 1, 2023
$18 on May 1, 2024
$19 on May 1, 2025
$20 on May 1, 2026

In a written statement, Horwath said;

Whether you are stocking grocery store shelves or cleaning a hospital you deserve respect. All workers deserve respect. Respect is not just saying thank you and calling someone a hero. Respect means paying people a wage that pays the bills,

Her plan also includes a fund to help with the transition for small and medium sized local businesses, farms and agribusinesses as this is a large increase in a relatively short period of time.