Employees are happy but employers ....not so much.
Alberta's general minimum wage goes up from $10.20 to $11.20 per hour today, while the liquor server wage goes from $9.20 to $10.70.
It'll be combined with the general wage next year.
The NDP government pledges to get to a $15 minimum wage by 2018.
Saskatchewan's minimum wage is increasing by 30-cents to $10.50 while Manitoba workers see a 30-cent jump to $11 an hour.
The increase will affect about 38,000 Albertans.