Apparently, McDonalds at Gasoline Alley outside of Red Deer Alberta pays 18$/hr + transportation to/from work because they can't find people. A lot of service industries in Alberta are open shortened hours because they can't find staff. Shouldn't have any problems making 15-20$/hr in Alberta these days no matter what you're doing.
I hope you're not an accountant because $8/hr full time is 320/wk. Unless you're a reeaally hard worker and insist on working a 125hr week:)