Livable Wage

• New Brunswick to return minimum wage increases to CPI after recent ‘course correction’

  The province's $13.75 minimum wage is currently the highest in the region, but far below a livable wage calculated by a New Brunswick based anti-poverty organization.

  Canada

  Nov 7, 2022
  
• New Brunswick raises minimum wage by $2 per hour

  The New Brunswick government has raised minimum wage by $2, but $13.75 standard won't be fully in place until at least October 2022.

  Economy

  Dec 2, 2021
  
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• Nova Scotia and New Brunswick minimum wages ‘well below’ a livable wage: report

  A living wage is calculated as the hourly rate at which a household can meet its basic needs once benefits are added and all deductions are subtracted.

  Canada

  Sep 2, 2020
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• City’s livable wage has risen by 4.3%, says London Poverty Research Centre

  The London Poverty Research Centre says people in the city need an hourly wage of $16.20 to meet the minimum requirement of economic security.

  Canada

  Nov 4, 2019