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Minimum wage rates for experienced workers by selected cities and by sex, December 1, 1966

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Minimum wage rates for experienced workers by selected cities and by sex, December 1, 1966
	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
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.