Employment and Social Development Canada and Yukon Government

Yukon Government: Employment and Social Development Canada increased the wage for these workers to $15 an hour from $11.75 in October. It includes workers under the Yukon Nominee Program, which allows the Yukon Government to nominate potential immigrants based on labour market needs. , according to CBC. "We're told that it set in stone," says Shawn Kitchen, Yukon assistant deputy minister of advanced education, who was at the meeting. A wage increase for servers and kitchen staff working in Yukon fast food industry is here to stay, but it not sitting well with everyone because it only applies to immigrants hired under federal and territorial immigration programs. In a teleconference meeting with business owners and the Yukon Chamber of Commerce, explained the methodology it used to determine the wage, but didn't budge on the amount. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.