A spokesperson with the franchisee group said an average Tim Hortons franchise owner with the equivalent of 35 full-time employees could be facing $243,900 in additional wage costs in one year due to the minimum wage hike, when increases to CPP, EI, employer health tax, vacation pay and training are factored in.
The number of self-employed workers increased by 28 thousand in December. At the same time, public sector employment rose by 22 thousand, while the number of private sector employees was stable.