Living Wage Report

• 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
  
• How a N.S. bike shop says paying staff a living wage has helped its business

  The shop has 31 full-time staff members and they make at least $23.50 per hour. The current minimum wage in Nova Scotia is $13.60.

  Economy

  Nov 24, 2022
  
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• Living wage in Metro Vancouver jumps 17% to $24.08/hr: report

  In Metro Vancouver, the living wage saw the highest increase ever recorded in the region since it was first calculated in 2008.

  Economy

  Nov 17, 2022
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• N.S. workers ‘running in place’ as wages fail to meet cost of living: report

  A report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives said the living wage – what's needed for a family to cover all necessities – is now between $20 and $23.50 in Nova Scotia.

  Canada

  Sep 7, 2022