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Minimum wage rates for experienced workers by selected cities and by sex, December 1, 1966
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| St. John's, Nfld. | Charlottetown, P.E.I. | Halifax, N.S. | Saint John, N.B. | Montreal, Que. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum hours per week to which the rates apply | |||||
| Male | 481 | - | 48 | 48 | 482 |
| Female | 481 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 482 |
| $ per hour | |||||
| Factories | |||||
| Male | 0.70 | 1.103 | 1.10 | 0.90 | 1.00 |
| Female | 0.50 | - | 0.85 | 0.90 | 1.00 |
| Laundries | |||||
| Male | 0.70 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 0.80 | 1.00 |
| Female | 0.50 | 0.55 | 0.85 | 0.80 | 1.00 |
| Shops | |||||
| Male | 0.70 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 0.90 | 1.00 |
| Female | 0.50 | - | 0.85 | 0.90 | 1.00 |
| Hotels and restaurants | |||||
| Male | 0.70 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 0.80 | 0.645 |
| Female | 0.50 | 21.005 | 0.85 | 0.80 | 0.64 |
| Beauty parlours | |||||
| Male | 0.70 | 1.10 | 0.85 | 0.80 | 1.00 |
| Female | 0.50 | - | 0.85 | 0.80 | 1.00 |
| Theatres and amusement places | |||||
| Male | 0.70 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 0.80 | 1.00 |
| Female | 0.50 | - | 0.85 | 0.80 | 1.00 |
| Offices | |||||
| Male | 0.70 | 1.10 | 1.10 | 0.80 | 1.00 |
| Female | 0.50 | - | 0.85 | 0.80 | 1.00 |
| Toronto, Ont. | Winnipeg, Man. | Regina, Sask. | Edmonton, Alta. | Vancouver, B.C. | |
| Maximum hours per week to which the rates apply | |||||
| Male | 48 | 48 | 44 | 44 | 406 |
| Female | 48 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 406 |
| $ per hour | $ per week | $ per hour | |||
| Factories | |||||
| Male | 1.00 | 1.00 | 40.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Female | 1.00 | 1.00 | 40.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Laundries | |||||
| Male | 1.00 | 1.00 | 40.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Female | 1.00 | 1.00 | 40.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Shops | |||||
| Male | 1.00 | 1.00 | 40.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Female | 1.00 | 1.00 | 40.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Hotels and restaurants | |||||
| Male | 1.00 | 1.00 | 40.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Female | 1.00 | 1.00 | 40.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Beauty parlours | |||||
| Male | 1.00 | 1.00 | 40.00 | 1.00 | 35.007 |
| Female | 1.00 | 1.00 | 40.00 | 1.00 | 35.007 |
| Theatres and amusement places | |||||
| Male | 1.00 | 1.00 | 40.00 | 1.00 | 0.75 |
| Female | 1.00 | 1.00 | 40.00 | 1.00 | 0.75 |
| Offices | |||||
| Male | 1.00 | 1.00 | 40.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Female | 1.00 | 1.00 | 40.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| 1. Maximum hours per week in shops is 40 hours. | |||||
| 2. In hotels and restaurants the rates apply to a maximum of 54 hours a week. | |||||
| 3. For male workers in food processing plants, 90 cents per hour. | |||||
| 4. For chauffeurs, watchmen, stationary enginemen and firemen, 70 cents; bell boys, 56 cents. | |||||
| 5. Dollars per week for waitresses; $16 for other restaurant workers. | |||||
| 6. In beauty parlours, theatres and amusement places the rates apply to a maximum of 44 hours a week. | |||||
| 7. Dollars per week. | |||||
| Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1967. | |||||
