The first day of the new month means a little more money for many today.
The provincial minimum wage goes up 50 cents to $9 an hour.It's the seventh increase since October 2006 when minimum wage was $6.70 an hour.
There are two more increases before the province reaches $10 an hour. It will go up another 50 cents to $9.50 next April and up another 50 cents a year from now.