Peridot gemstones smaller than three carats are very common but gemstones over five carats are rare and therefore have a higher value. Peridot in 10 to 15 carats are even more rare, but provide a big and bold look for an affordable price.
MONTREAL -- Quebec will raise the province's minimum wage to $12 an hour as of May 1, Labour Minister Dominique Vien announced Wednesday. More than 352,000 workers stand to benefit from the 75-cent increase, the largest hike in Quebec history. Vien said in a statement the rise is in line with a four-year plan to have the minimum wage equivalent to 50 per cent of the average provincial hourly wage by 2020, without exceeding that level.
September 2015. Page 9. The provinceâs minimum wage in 1965 was 34.4 percent of average. earnings and rose to 44.5 percent in 1974 and 1976, then gradually. declined to a low of 33.7 percent by 1990, rose a bit in the latter part of. the 1990s and first half of the 2000s, climbed rapidly from 36.1 percent.