<p>VICTORIA – Premier Christy Clark says British Columbia’s minimum wage is set to increase to $11.25 an hour over the next 17 months.</p>
<p>She says an increase of 40 cents an hour on September 15 raises the minimum wage to $10.85 and a second 40-cent-per hour raise is scheduled for September 2017.</p>
<p>The current minimum wage at $10.45 an hour is the lowest in Canada.</p>
<p>Clark says the increases are reflective of B.C.’s current strong performance as the top economy in Canada.</p>
<p>Opposition New Democrat labour critic Shane Simpson says the Liberals were shamed into raising the minimum wage after dropping to the lowest in Canada last month.</p>
<p>The Canadian Federation of Independent Business called the minimum wages increases big disappointments that will leave employers scrambling to afford the payroll hikes.</p>
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