Ontario will raise its minimum wage to $15 per hour next year, Premier Doug Ford announced on Nov. 2—a move that was welcomed by labour leaders and questioned by some business groups.  The minimum wage in Ontario currently sits at $14.35 per hour. The wage increase will take effect on Jan. 1, 2022, giving a raise to over 760,000 workers across the province, Ford said at a press conference in Milton, Ont, alongside Monte McNaughton, minister of labour, training and skills development, and Peter Bethlenfalvy, minister of finance. “As the cost of living continues to go up, our government is proud to be working for workers, putting more money into their pockets by increasing the minimum wage,” Ford said. The Ontario government said in a news release that it will introduce legislation to bring about the wage increase as part of the 2021 Fall Economic Statement. Once passed, a full-time …