Provincial regulations establish the province’s minimum wage. Minimum wage is the lowest legal wage employers can pay their employees. This dataset includes minimum wage rates in Nova Scotia dating back to 2002. Employers, employees and the public request minimum wage data, including in relation to historical rates.

This dataset covers ballots 469-71, 473-80, spanning January-March, May-December 1983. The dataset contains the data resulting from these polls in ASCII. The ballots are as follows: 469-1 - January This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on predominantly political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about political issues within the country and abroad. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as unemployment, inflation and surrogate motherhood. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: allowing surrogate motherhood; the closeness of UK-Canada relations; the closeness of US-Canada relations; confidence in U.S. problem solving; the effect of unemployment on a family's life; the government's handling of inflation; the government's handling of unemployment; the legal claims to a child produced by surrogate motherhood; the main causes of unemployment; the political party that would best handle unemployment and inflation; recognizing housework as a contributing factor in divorce court; and test-tube babies. Basic demographic variables are also included. 470-1 - February This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about political leaders and other political issues within the country including tax exemptions and political leadership conferences. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as wage and price controls, pay television and unemployment. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: allowing censorship of television programs; allowing childless couples to get tax exemptions designed for singles; the approval of Broadbent as NDP leader; the approval of Clark as leader of the Conservative party; the approval of Trudeau as Prime Minister; changes in the standard of living; donating vital organs; favouring wage and price controls; favourite NHL team; the importance of Canadian ownership; the level of interest in pay TV subscriptions; making professional boxing legal; the most important problem in Canada; the NHL team that will win the Stanley Cup; opinions about the Progressive Conservatives (PC) since the leadership conference; Progressive Conservative (PC) leadership conference; recession in the future; signing an organ donor card; the success of controlling inflation; trying to curb inflation; trying to curb unemployment; the types of programs most appealing for pay television; and the type of programs that should not be permitted on television. Basic demographic variables are also included. 471-1 - March This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about the preferred Progressive Conservative (PC) leader and other political issues within the country and abroad. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as the quality of education, alcohol and conscription. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographic and social variables. Topics of interest include: the amount of influence the U.S.S.R. (Russia) has on the world; confidence in the United States' ability to solve world problems; the cost of education; electing a new leader of the Progressive Conservative (PC) party; favouring conscription for females; favouring conscription for males; making an effort to buy from PetroCan; the minimum amount of income a family needs; the most important task for labour unions; preferred Progressive Conservative (PC) leader; the quality of education; selling PetroCan to the private sector; and using alcoholic beverages. Basic demographic variables are also included. 471-4 - March This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about the preferred Progressive Conservative leader and other political issues within the country and abroad; including nuclear war. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the government such as interracial marriages; opportunities for women and child care. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: allowing inmates to get a university education; the approval of inter-racial marriage; the approval of marriage between Catholics and Protestants; the approval of marriage between Jews and Non-Jews; the chances of a third world war due to hostilities between the U.S. and Russia; the chances of women becoming executives; the country that is most likely to start a nuclear war; the credibility of Ronald Reagan's goal to limit nuclear weapons; the credibility of Yuri Andropov's goal to limit nuclear weapons; the future of development in Canada; government spending on child care; government support of companies in crisis; opportunities provided to women; the preferred leader of the Progressive Conservative (PC) party; preferred type of employer; raising funds to pay off the deficit; and women running businesses. Basic demographic variables are also included. 473-1-b - May This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about what decisions the Prime Minister should make and other political issues within the country, such as separatism. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, including the price of food and drunk drivers. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: attending church; the church's involvement in politics; directing the country towards socialism; the effects of confederation on regions in Canada; the effect of free trade on Canada; the ideal number of children a family should have; the price of food; sending drunk drivers to jail; the strength of separatism in Quebec; the treatment of Aboriginals by the government; whether or not the Prime Minister should encourage courts to be tough on law breakers; whether or not the Prime Minister should encourage foreign investment; whether or not the Prime Minister should expand social welfare; and whether or not the Prime Minister should reduce government spending. Basic demographic variables are also included. 474-1 - June This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about Trudeau as Prime Minister and other political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as smoking, unemployment and inflation. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: the approval of Trudeau as Prime Minister; attending church; being able to retire with a reasonable standard of living; Canada's energy crisis; causes of unemployment; the disapproval of Trudeau as Prime Minister; the emphasis on basis subjects being taught in high school; energy shortages in the future; the future of the economic situation in Canada; the government's policies on inflation; how hard elementary school students work; how hard high school students work; the impact of organized religion on everyday life; the most important problem in Canada; the percentage of Canadians who smoke; plans for retirement; raising the drinking age; retiring with a reasonable standard of living; smoking cigarettes; and unemployment in the future. Basic demographic variables are also included. 475-1 - July This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about the Progressive Conservative party and other political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such as the chances of nuclear war, cruise missile testing and health care. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: allowing the U.S. to test cruise missiles in Alberta; the amount of U.S. investment in Canada; the approval of a new security intelligence agency; the biggest threat to Canada in the future; buying control of major U.S. firms; chances of a nuclear war; the circumstances when abortions should be legal; community business conditions; the development of a new security intelligence agency; the disapproval of a new security intelligence agency; the impact of having Brain Mulroney as the PC leader; the level of interest in politics; naming the newly elected PC leader; opinions about whether or not Mulroney will win the election; paying for health care; and the satisfaction with the direction that Canada is going. Basic demographic variables are also included. 476-1 - August This Gallup poll seeks the opinions of Canadians, on both political and social issues. The questions ask opinions about who would make the best Prime Minister, Quebec separatism and other political issues within the country. There are also questions on other topics of interest and importance to the country and government, such the six-five restraint program, the quality of education in high schools and the effects of computers. The respondents were also asked questions so that they could be grouped according to geographical variables. Topics of interest include: allowing low level offenders to work; approving a shorter work week; approving less pay for a shorter work week; attending the movies; the continuation of the six-five restraint program;

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