Nova Scotia to bump up minimum wage to $12.95 an hour Minimum wage in Nova Scotia will rise 40 cents to $12.95 an hour starting April 1, but coming to a decision on the size of that increase was fraught with difficulty. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Jan 26, 2021 1:39 PM AT | Last Updated: January 26 Minimum wage in Nova Scotia will go up by 40 cents an hour as of April 1. (CBC) Minimum wage in Nova Scotia will rise 40 cents to $12.95 an hour starting April 1, the province announced Tuesday, but coming to a decision on the size of that increase was fraught with difficulty. The province decides the increase based on a recommendation from the Minimum Wage Review Committee, an arms-length body mandated by Nova Scotia's Labour Standards Code to conduct an annual review of minimum wage.