Farm workers wages to increase in the new year

The minimum wage for certain farm workers will increase in the new year.

Effective Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, the minimum piece work wages for workers who hand-harvest crops in B.C. will increase by 2.8 per cent.

The increase applies to 15 agricultural crops harvested by hand in B.C.:

• Apples – $21.65 a bin
• Apricots – $24.91 a half-bin
• Beans – $0.297 a pond / $0.655 a kg
• Blueberries – $0.502 a pond / $1.107 a kg
• Brussels sprouts – $0.207 a pound / $0.456 a kg