Menu
Living Wage
Our publications are available to all at no cost. Please support the CCPA and help make important research and ideas available to everyone. Make a donation today.
-
Living wage in Metro Vancouver rises to $25.68 amid soaring costs
Community Living Wage 2023 Living Wage $ increase from last year Percentage increase from last year Living Wage 2022 Clayoquot Sound $26.51 N/A N/A DID…
-
Making a living in an age of inflation
The 2022 living wage for Regina and Saskatoon Download 3 MB 12 pages The Saskatchewan Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives calculates that…
-
Living Wages in Nova Scotia 2023 update
Working for a living, not living to work Download 1.22 MB 37 pages Nova Scotia’s living wages are calculated annually to reflect changing living expenses. Nova…
-
Living Wages in Nova Scotia 2023
Read the news release here.
-
Unprecedented increases to living wages—New Report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Halifax/Kjipuktuk—The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia has released its annual living wage update for Nova Scotia. The…
-
Canadian Living Wage Framework
The National Living Wage Framework includes a consistent living wage definition, calculation methodology and strategy for recognizing corporate and community leadership who commit to pass a living wage policy. …
-
Ancient minimum wage trope just won’t die
Minimum wage earners are not basement-dwelling unskilled teenagers—the data tells the real story
-
Living wage increases highlight urgent need to expand government efforts on housing affordability
Affordability has long been a concern for residents of Metro Vancouver—a region notorious for stratospheric housing costs—but with inflation shooting up to a 40-year high…
-
Working for a Living Wage: Making paid work meet basic family needs in Metro Vancouver
2022 Update Download 1.93 MB 16 pages Living expenses in BC, particularly for housing and food, are continuing to rise for families, meaning higher wages…
-
Inflation, soaring living costs cause unprecedented increase in Metro Vancouver living wage
Living wages increase across BC due to 40-year inflation high & rising costs of living, especially housing CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT VANCOUVER…
-
Nova Scotia’s minimum wage workers deserve a real raise
The cost of living has gone up but the minimum wage hasn’t kept pace.
-
Nearly 50% of Nova Scotians earn less than a living wage—New Report
Living Wages in Nova Scotia 2022: Working for a Living, Not Living to Work READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Halifax/Kjipuktuk—The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova…
Updates from the CCPA
Read the latest research, analysis and commentary on issues that matter to you.
CCPA Updates