'Not enough to make ends meet': Minimum wage falls nearly $10 short of living wage in Calgary
The living wage in Calgary is now 63 per cent higher than Alberta’s minimum wage, which is tied with Saskatchewan for the lowest in Canada. Calgary’s living wage now sits at $24.45 per hour, according to a media release from Vibrant Communities Calgary (VCC) and the Alberta Living Wage Network (ALWN).
The living wage in Calgary is nearly $10 higher than minimum wage
A new report has found that the living wage in Calgary is now $24.45 per hour, nearly $10 higher than Alberta's minimum wage.
What is a living wage in Alberta?
The cost of living may feel high, but the hourly salary needed to make a so-called living wage in Edmonton is down, in part because of reduced childcare costs, but it’s not having the same impact across Alberta.
Alberta's minimum wage falls nearly $10 short of Calgary's living wage
Living wage in Calgary is now 63 per cent higher than Alberta’s minimum wage, which is tied with Saskatchewan for the lowest in Canada. Calgary’s living wage now sits at $24.45 per hour, according to a media release from Vibrant Communities Calgary (VCC) and the Alberta Living Wage Network (ALWN).
Calgary's living wage calculated at nearly $10/h more than minimum wage
A new report that has calculated what is deemed a living wage in nearly two dozen Alberta communities finds Calgary's living wage is nearly $10 an hour more than the minimum wage.
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.
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