<html><head></head><body data-blackberry-caret-color="#00a8df" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: initial;"><div style="width: 100%; font-size: initial; font-family: Calibri, 'Slate Pro', sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); text-align: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b>FYI</b></div> <div style="width: 100%; font-size: initial; font-family: Calibri, 'Slate Pro', sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); text-align: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: initial; line-height: initial; text-align: initial;">Lynne Browne</span></div><div style="font-size: initial; font-family: Calibri, 'Slate Pro', sans-serif; color: rgb(31, 73, 125); text-align: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Executive Director<br>Alliance to End Homelessness Ottawa</div> <table width="100%" style="background-color:white;border-spacing:0px;"> <tbody><tr><td colspan="2" style="font-size: initial; text-align: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> <div id="_persistentHeader" style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-color: rgb(181, 196, 223); border-top-width: 1pt; padding: 3pt 0in 0in; font-family: Tahoma, 'BB Alpha Sans', 'Slate Pro'; font-size: 10pt;"> <div><b>From: </b>elizabeth.kenney@servicecanada.gc.ca</div><div><b>Sent: </b>Thursday, July 18, 2013 9:31 AM</div><div><b>To: </b>elizabeth.kenney@servicecanada.gc.ca</div><div><b>Subject: </b>Ontario Minimum Wage Consultation</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="border-style: solid none none; border-top-color: rgb(186, 188, 209); border-top-width: 1pt; font-size: initial; text-align: initial; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></div><br><div id="_originalContent" style="">
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<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-ca"></span><span lang="en-ca"></span><span lang="en-ca"><font size="2" face="Arial">Good morning,</font></span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-ca"></span><span lang="en-ca"></span><span lang="en-ca"></span><span lang="en"><font size="2" face="Arial">On May 2, 2013, the Ontario government announced that it was establishing an Advisory Panel to provide advice on how to adjust Ontario’s minimum wage. The Panel is composed of an independent chair and representatives from business, worker and youth groups.</font></span><span lang="en-ca"></span><span lang="en-ca"></span><span lang="en-ca"></span><span lang="en"> </span></p>
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<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en"><font size="2" face="Arial">Following consultations with interested parties and advice from the Panel members, the Chair will provide recommendations to the government on how Ontario should determine future changes to the minimum wage.</font></span><span lang="en-ca"></span><span lang="en-ca"></span><span lang="en-ca"></span><span lang="en"></span></p>
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<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en"><font size="2" face="Arial">The Minimum Wage Advisory Panel officially began its work on July 17, 2013. The Panel is looking for feedback on an approach for determining Ontario’s minimum wage in the future.</font></span><span lang="en-ca"></span><span lang="en-ca"></span><span lang="en-ca"></span><span lang="en"> </span></p>
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<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-ca"></span><a href="http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/es/consultation.php"><span lang="en-ca"></span><span lang="en-ca"></span><span lang="en-ca"><u><font color="#0000FF" size="2" face="Arial">http://www.labour.gov.on.ca/english/es/consultation.php</font></u></span><span lang="en-ca"></span></a><span lang="en-ca"></span><span lang="en-ca"></span><span lang="en-ca"></span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-ca"></span><span lang="en-ca"></span><span lang="en-ca"></span><span lang="en"><font size="2" face="Arial">C</font></span><span lang="en-ca"></span><span lang="en-ca"></span><span lang="en-ca"></span><span lang="en"><font size="2" face="Arial">omments, ideas and suggestions</font></span><span lang="en-ca"></span><span lang="en-ca"></span><span lang="en-ca"></span><span lang="en"><font size="2" face="Arial"> can be sent to</font></span><span lang="en-ca"></span><span lang="en-ca"></span><span lang="en-ca"></span><span lang="en"><font size="2" face="Arial"> the Ontario Ministry of Labour</font></span><span lang="en-ca"></span><span lang="en-ca"></span><span lang="en-ca"></span><span lang="en"> <font size="2" face="Arial">until</font></span><span lang="en-ca"><b></b></span><span lang="en-ca"><b></b></span><span lang="en-ca"><b></b></span><b><span lang="en"> <font size="2" face="Arial">October 18, 2013</font></span></b><span lang="en-ca"></span><span lang="en-ca"></span><span lang="en-ca"></span><span lang="en"><font size="2" face="Arial">:</font></span></p>
<p dir="LTR"><span lang="en-ca"><b></b></span><span lang="en-ca"><b></b></span><span lang="en-ca"><b><font size="2" face="Arial">Mail:</font></b></span><span lang="en-ca"></span><span lang="en-ca"></span><span lang="en-ca"> <font size="2" face="Arial">Minimum Wage Advisory Panel<br>
400 University Ave., 12th Floor<br>
Toronto, ON<br>
M7A 1T7</font></span><span lang="en-ca"></span><span lang="en-ca"></span><span lang="en-ca"><br>
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</span><span lang="en-ca"><b></b></span><span lang="en-ca"><b></b></span><span lang="en-ca"><b><font size="2" face="Arial">E-mail:</font></b></span><span lang="en-ca"></span><span lang="en-ca"></span><span lang="en-ca"></span><span lang="en-ca"> </span><a href="mailto:minimumwage@ontario.ca"><span lang="en-ca"></span><span lang="en-ca"></span><span lang="en-ca"><u><font color="#0000FF" size="2" face="Arial">minimumwage@ontario.ca</font></u></span><span lang="en-ca"></span></a><span lang="en-ca"></span><span lang="en-ca"></span><span lang="en-ca"> </span><span lang="en-ca"></span><span lang="en-ca"></span><span lang="en-ca"><br>
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