Making paid work meet basic family needs in Metro Vancouver
For those seeking to calculate the living wage in other BC and Canadian communities, you can download the living wage calculation guide and spreadsheet (below). And please let the Living Wage Campaign know what you come up with — they’re working on keeping track of amounts across the province and across Canada: [email protected].
You can also contact the campaign if you want to become a living wage employer or to participate in the work of the campaign.
For more info: Living Wage for Families Campaign
Note: The Living Wage Report has been updated to reflect corrections to the Comox Valley and Kamloops wages. (July 4, 2019)
Attachments
Working for a Living Wage 2019 Calculation Guide
Working for a Living Wage 2019 Calculation Spreadsheet
Working for a Living Wage 2008 Original Report
About the authors
Iglika Ivanova
Iglika Ivanova is a Senior Economist and the Public Interest Researcher at the CCPA’s BC Office. She researches and writes on key social and economic challenges facing BC and Canada, including poverty, economic insecurity and labour market shifts towards more precarious work. Iglika is Co-Director of the Understanding Precarity in BC Project (UP-BC). Iglika also investigates issues of government finance, tax policy and privatization and how they relate to the accessibility and quality of public services. She is particularly interested in the potential for public policy to build a more just, inclusive and sustainable economy. Follow Iglika on Twitter