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 ==== Minimum Wage and the Entry Level Wage ====
-As of June 1, 2019, minimum wage in British Columbia is $13.85/hour. Minimum wage is scheduled to increase in June each year until June 2021.  Minimum wage information from the Employment Standards Branch can be found at: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/employment-business/employment-standards-advice/employment-standards/wages/minimum-wage
+As of June 1, 2020, the minimum wage in British Columbia is $14.60/hour. Minimum wage is scheduled to increase in June 2021 to $15.20.  Minimum wage information from the Employment Standards Branch can be found at https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/employment-business/employment-standards-advice/employment-standards/wages/minimum-wage
 Liquor servers are entitled to a lower minimum wage of $12.70/hour. This wage is also scheduled to increase each June until 2021.  Since tips and gratuities are not wages, employees must be paid at least minimum wage in addition to any tips or gratuities they receive.  Please note that there are other exceptions under Part 4 of the ''ES Regulation'', which include live-in home support workers, resident caretakers, and farm workers.  See ss 16–18 of the ''ES Regulation''.