Quebec's largest workers' union, the FTQ, announced Tuesday that a 15 dollar minimum wage is at the top of their wish list for 2017.
That's despite Quebec finance minister Carlos Leitao saying in August this year that it's not going to happen.
FTQ reps say they want the wage to increase gradually to $15 by 2022.
In comparison, that's slower than in Alberta where the same $15 wage is set to be in place by the end of 2018.
The FTQ are far from the only supporters of a higher wage: secretary general of the CSN (Quebec's second largets union) Jean Lortie says it would help people who need it most.
"We've been fighting over the last year to massively increase the minimum wage to allow these working poor to get out of poverty and the infernal cycle of not being able to improve your lot."
But Lortie disagrees with the FTQ's timing, saying that wage increases need to come soon.
"The increase in the minimum wage should be faster than before 2022. By that time inflation will probably have taken a huge chunk out of the increase given over the years."
Despite Minister Leitao's rejection of a possible increase, Lortie says he think's they'll act - partly because a shrinking workforce means those who are left will have to be paid more.
"I believe the government will do something, it won't be satisfying, that's for sure but at least there's an opening over there. And we have to maintain the pressure on the government to make sure that minimum wage workers get their fair share."
At the moment, Quebec's minimum wage is $10.75 per hour, and there are no planned increases at the moment.