Jeremy Nixon, Minister of CSS reassure Albertans anticipating this increase that it will be paid retroactively to January 1, 2023. This ensures that delays in rolling out the increase will not result in lost wages for the recipients.
ALIGN Update on Social Service Sector Worker Wage Increase 2023
Alberta announced a $330 million boost for the province’s social sector as part of the UCP’s 2023 budget. The money will be invested over the next three years and will be used to fund raises for front-line social service workers and increases for administration funding.
