Nova Scotia Minimum Wage Rates and Regulations Over Time

Nova Scotia Minimum Wage is a historical record of the province's legally mandated hourly wage floor, maintained by the Government of Nova Scotia. The dataset tracks changes in the minimum wage rate from 1965 onward, with columns indicating the effective date, rate, and applicable demographic or regional conditions. It serves as a reference for legal compliance, economic analysis, and historical wage trend research.

Use Cases

• Tracking wage inflation and policy changes over time using the Effective Date and Minimum Wage Rate columns.
• Analyzing wage differentials based on worker demographics using the Age, Gender, and Experience Level columns.
• Identifying regional wage variations within the province using the Provincial Zone column.
• Benchmarking historical labor costs for economic modeling using the Minimum Wage Rate and Effective Date columns.

Strengths

• Provides a long-term historical series with data starting from 1965.
• Includes demographic and geographic breakdowns, suggesting nuanced policy application.
• Published under the open OGL-CA-2.0 license by the authoritative Government of Nova Scotia.

Limitations

• Metadata conflicts exist: two sources list a last update date of 2026-04 17, while another lists 2026-03-24.
• Pre-1965 weekly wage rates are explicitly excluded from the dataset.
• Key metadata like row count and precise data collection method are unavailable across all sources.

Provenance

Source

Government of Nova Scotia | Gouvernment de la Nouvelle-Écosse

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official provincial regulations and legal records.

Time Range

1965 to present

Freshness

2026-04-17 15:32:14.586455

Geography

Nova Scotia, Canada