Living Wage

• Metro Vancouver’s living wage is now more than $27 an hour

  The wage is the hourly rate that each of two parents working full-time must earn to support a family of four based on the cost of living in a particular community.

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• Calgary’s ‘living wage’ hit by soaring cost of food and housing

  A new report says the living wage (the cost of paying for all neccesities) in Calgary is 63 per cent higher than the province's minimum wage.

  Economy

  Nov 18
  
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• Saskatchewan increases minimum wage to $15 an hour

  Saskatchewan increased its minimum wage to $15 an hour Tuesday. The province continues to have Canada's lowest minimum wage, alongside Alberta, which increased it to $15 in 2018.

  Economy

  Oct 1
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• Halifax ‘living wage’ estimated at $28.30 an hour, says new report on cost of living

  A new report is calling on provincial governments in Atlantic Canada to do more to bridge a gap between what people earn and what they need to pay for their basic needs.

  Canada

  Aug 28
• New Brunswick’s minimum wage to surpass $15 per hour, move ahead of Nova Scotia

  New Brunswick's minimum wage will increase to $15.30 per hour on April 1, the province announced Monday, still falling far short of what's considered a living wage.

  Canada

  Jan 29
• Living wages are up in Manitoba, prompting group to call for increase in minimum wage

  There has been a rise in the hourly wage required for a family of four to live without financial stress in Manitoba, according to the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

  Economy

  Dec 12, 2023
• Minimum wage in N.B. is under $15. Living wage is way, way higher, report says

  The Human Development Council has released a report that says the highest living wage in New Brunswick is nearly $10 more than minimum wage.

  Consumer

  Nov 30, 2023
• Lethbridge 2023 living wage up from last year: report

  The Alberta Living Wage Network has released its annual report showing Alberta's minimum wage is falling short of a liveable wage in Lethbridge.

  Consumer

  Nov 8, 2023
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• Ontario minimum wage rises to $16.55 an hour; advocates say still not a living wage

  Ontario's minimum wage rises to $16.55 an hour, but some advocates say it's still not enough to combat the rising cost of living in the province.

  Politics

  Oct 1, 2023
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• N.S. affordability crisis deepens as gap between living wage, minimum wage grows: report

  A new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says the living wage in Halifax is $26.50, over $11 more than the minimum wage.

  Canada

  Sep 7, 2023