Segun Akanni, Toronto, Canada 
Doug Ford’s government will hike the minimum wage to $15 an hour from $14.35 starting on January 1, 2022, multiple sources confirm with CityNews.
The minimum wage will reportedly then go up every October in line with the rate of inflation.
Sources say the liquor server’s minimum wage will also increase to $15 an hour on January 1st. That wage currently sits at $12.55 per hour.
The province is expected to make an official announcement on Tuesday morning.
Ford initially scrapped a planned increase to $15 when his government took power over three years ago.
Ontario Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca was quick to call Ford out for changing his tune on minimum wage as an election nears.
“Seven months before an election, now that he’s desperate for votes,” Del Duca tweeted, pointing out the financial blow caused by the Ford government’s earlier wage freeze.
