The Holt government is reviewing New Brunswick’s minimum wage law. The province is asking for public input on whether the existing system of annual increases, indexed to changes in the consumer price index, makes sense or should be changed.
Minister says linking annual increases to inflation could change, depending on consultations
Jacques Poitras · CBC News
· Posted: Aug 14, 2026 5:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
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New Brunswick’s minimum wage sits at $15.90, making it the third lowest in Canada. (Robert Short/CBC)
The Holt government is reviewing New Brunswick’s minimum-wage law, including whether to stick with the existing formula for increases that the labour minister calls “simple and easy to apply.”
The province is asking for public input on whether the existing system of annual increases, indexed to changes in the consumer price index, makes sense or should be changed.
The wage, $15.90 today, is the third lowest in Canada. Annual increases have been linked to the index, a common measure of inflation, since 2019.
“The cost of living change was done as a holding pattern, so you didn’t have to do an in-depth study every year,” Labour Minister Alyson Townsend said.
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