The first major phase of the minimum wage increase is only three months away.
We're not that far off from the peak increase of $15-an-hour in 2019.
The government has hinted they might offer something to try and ease business owners through the transition.
When?
"The Fall Economic Statement, for example, is often a time when those types of things are announced if the transition plans are in place. The budget the following year is often another good time," answers Labour Minister Kevin Flynn.
The details still are ironed out. Minister of Small Business, Jeff Leal, and Minister of Economic Development and Growth, Brad Duguid are discussing the possibilities, having been tasked by Premier Wynne to come up with the transition plan.
"I don't have any inside knowledge. Those discussions are taking place outside of my sphere. My responsibility is the passage of Bill 148," says Flynn.
A new report from TD Bank forecasts the loss of 90,000 jobs by 2020 as a result of the minimum wage increase. "You have to think they're forecasts, they're a guess. You see the guesses are all over the place and you start to realize there are a variety of opinions, here. I haven't seen anything that would steer me away from the current course that we're on," he argues.