Many Winnipeggers struggle to make ends meet as the minimum wage is nearly $4 below what a resident needs to make per hour to live in the city, a new report finds.
A Winnipeg worker needs to make at least $20.31 an hour in 2026 to get by, compared to $19.77 in 2025. The living wage in Brandon increased to $17.40 this year, compared to $16.22 last year.
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For Thompson, the wage went up to $18.73 in 2026 from $17.89 in 2025, according to the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Living Wage Update 2026 report.
Manitoba’s minimum wage is increasing 40 cents, from $16 to $16.40 on Oct. 1.
“With the way things are and how much expenses have increased, I just feel like it’s insufficient and kind of a token rise,” said Anika Atique, a Winnipegger.
The living wage doesn’t calculate savings for retirement or for a child’s education, and money for entertainment and recreation.
Food prices and higher transportation costs are some of the main reasons for the increased in living wages, according to the report.
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Minimum wage not enough to live ANYWHERE !!! ASK CORRUPT CARNEY IF HE GIVES a F/ K !!!
Minimum wage jobs are meant to minorly supplement a household or give a student some extra spending cash. Stop being an immature underachiever and demanding these jobs pay enough to solely live off. If working at McDonalds as a cashier is your idea of a career, you’ve done your life wrong.
It’s not meant to be.. do better
You need a report to figure that out? Really?! GTFOH
Minimum wage isn’t enough to live anywhere in the country