FILE PHOTO: Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends a news conference at Rideau Cottage, as efforts continue to slow the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada April 24, 2020. REUTERS/Blair Gable

OTTAWA: Canada and the country's 10 provinces will boost pay for essential workers such as employees in seniors' residences, which are linked to 80 per cent of coronavirus deaths, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday (May 7).