The exact dollar amount is to be determined later, depending on how many people qualify. Brian Pallister said he expects about 100,000 workers will get a one-time payment of roughly $1,000
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister speaks during the province's COVID-19 update at the Manitoba legislature in Winnipeg on March 30, 2020.Store clerks, child-care workers, bus drivers, jail guards and others in Manitoba will qualify for a COVID-19 wage top-up if they’ve been earning less than $2,500 a month, the provincial government announced Tuesday.
Pallister said unions and business groups helped develop the list, which also includes some nurses, health-care aides, cashiers, cooks and others. Some labour leaders were not happy with the package. The Manitoba Nurses Union said the income cap excludes most of its members.
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