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Rent too high in Canada for minimum wage earners: report
Description
July 18, 2023
The cost of rent is far outpacing the rate of minimum wage in every province, according to a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Seán O'Shea looks at how wide that gap has become in some of Canada's most expensive cities, and the potential consequences this could have on the economy.
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Rent too high in Canada for minimum wage earners: report01:40 | July 18, 2023
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Northern Super League’s inaugural season kicks off01:42 | April 16, 2025
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Canadian soprano-conductor Barbara Hannigan wins prestigious Polar Music Prize01:43 | April 3, 2025
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Nova Scotia seeks reciprocity on internal trade01:52 | February 26, 2025
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How Nova Scotia government is flexing the power of its supermajority02:11 | February 20, 2025
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Navy sailor dies after boat capsizes in Halifax’s Bedford Basin01:57 | January 27, 2025
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Gazan who fled to Canada hopes for peace in Middle East01:58 | January 15, 2025
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Global National: Jan. 521:56 | January 5, 2025
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Recent spike in domestic violence cases underscores need for action02:16 | January 2, 2025
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Halifax airport back to normal after plane’s fiery landing01:52 | December 30, 2024
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Nova Scotia’s Africville celebrates UNESCO designation02:00 | December 2, 2024
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How Nova Scotia’s Tim Houston, Progressive Conservatives secured a 2nd majority01:50 | November 27, 2024
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Nova Scotia election: Why are abortion rights being brought up?02:09 | November 13, 2024
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How Halifax’s history is slowly fading01:58 | November 12, 2024
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N.S. election: Cost of living among top issues for voters01:55 | November 10, 2024
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Atlantic Canada’s first marine mammal necropsy lab opens in N.S.01:49 | October 29, 2024
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Walmart employee death: Mother was one to find woman dead in oven, Sikh society says01:59 | October 24, 2024
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‘I will find the peace once I set my final exit date’: Nova Scotia women hosts her own living funeral02:05 | October 8, 2024
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Nova Scotia family sues health authority over alleged negligence in Indigenous woman’s death02:04 | September 18, 2024
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Halifax, police should apologize for handling of 2021 tent encampment evictions: review finds01:50 | September 8, 2024
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Global National: Sept. 822:01 | September 8, 2024
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Liberal cabinet wraps up Halifax retreat amid slide in polling02:12 | August 27, 2024
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Trudeau’s liberal cabinet meet in Halifax with railway disruption, housing crisis top of mind02:51 | August 25, 2024
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Emancipation Day: Remembering Canada’s history of enslavement01:49 | August 1, 2024
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Halifax boil water advisory: More than 200,000 people impacted after facility power failure02:04 | July 2, 2024
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Millions of Canadians remain under heat warnings01:57 | June 19, 2024
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Syrian refugee family traumatized after son murdered in Halifax02:00 | April 29, 2024
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New N.S. coastal protection plan shifts responsibility01:59 | March 10, 2024
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Meet the Canadian making waves in SailGP01:49 | March 4, 2024
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Nova Scotia man facing sexual assault charges in Bahamas against senior with Alzheimer’s02:19 | March 3, 2024
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Global National: March 321:57 | March 3, 2024
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Deadline to vacate 5 Halifax encampments arrives01:49 | February 26, 2024
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Rent too high in Canada for minimum wage earners: report01:40 | July 18, 2023
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Northern Super League’s inaugural season kicks off01:42 | April 16, 2025
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Canadian soprano-conductor Barbara Hannigan wins prestigious Polar Music Prize01:43 | April 3, 2025
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Nova Scotia seeks reciprocity on internal trade01:52 | February 26, 2025
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How Nova Scotia government is flexing the power of its supermajority02:11 | February 20, 2025
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Navy sailor dies after boat capsizes in Halifax’s Bedford Basin01:57 | January 27, 2025
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Gazan who fled to Canada hopes for peace in Middle East01:58 | January 15, 2025
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Global National: Jan. 521:56 | January 5, 2025
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Recent spike in domestic violence cases underscores need for action02:16 | January 2, 2025
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Halifax airport back to normal after plane’s fiery landing01:52 | December 30, 2024
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Nova Scotia’s Africville celebrates UNESCO designation02:00 | December 2, 2024
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How Nova Scotia’s Tim Houston, Progressive Conservatives secured a 2nd majority01:50 | November 27, 2024
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Nova Scotia election: Why are abortion rights being brought up?02:09 | November 13, 2024
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How Halifax’s history is slowly fading01:58 | November 12, 2024
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N.S. election: Cost of living among top issues for voters01:55 | November 10, 2024
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Atlantic Canada’s first marine mammal necropsy lab opens in N.S.01:49 | October 29, 2024
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Walmart employee death: Mother was one to find woman dead in oven, Sikh society says01:59 | October 24, 2024
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‘I will find the peace once I set my final exit date’: Nova Scotia women hosts her own living funeral02:05 | October 8, 2024
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Nova Scotia family sues health authority over alleged negligence in Indigenous woman’s death02:04 | September 18, 2024
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Halifax, police should apologize for handling of 2021 tent encampment evictions: review finds01:50 | September 8, 2024
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Global National: Sept. 822:01 | September 8, 2024
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Liberal cabinet wraps up Halifax retreat amid slide in polling02:12 | August 27, 2024
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Trudeau’s liberal cabinet meet in Halifax with railway disruption, housing crisis top of mind02:51 | August 25, 2024
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Emancipation Day: Remembering Canada’s history of enslavement01:49 | August 1, 2024
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Halifax boil water advisory: More than 200,000 people impacted after facility power failure02:04 | July 2, 2024
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Millions of Canadians remain under heat warnings01:57 | June 19, 2024
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Syrian refugee family traumatized after son murdered in Halifax02:00 | April 29, 2024
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New N.S. coastal protection plan shifts responsibility01:59 | March 10, 2024
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Meet the Canadian making waves in SailGP01:49 | March 4, 2024
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Nova Scotia man facing sexual assault charges in Bahamas against senior with Alzheimer’s02:19 | March 3, 2024
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Global National: March 321:57 | March 3, 2024
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Deadline to vacate 5 Halifax encampments arrives01:49 | February 26, 2024
Rent too high in Canada for minimum wage earners: report
Description
July 18, 2023
The cost of rent is far outpacing the rate of minimum wage in every province, according to a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. Seán O'Shea looks at how wide that gap has become in some of Canada's most expensive cities, and the potential consequences this could have on the economy.
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