Living wages across Canada
The Alberta Living Wage Network calculates the living wage for 16 municipalities across Alberta. View the details of each calculation.
There are many communities that publish living wage across Canada and formally established networks in Ontario and British Columbia. Annual figures are also released by organizations in Quebec, Saskatchewan, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia.
Calculating and publishing living wages informs business owners, policymakers and employees about local costs and affordability measures and how they compare to other cities and provinces. Equipped with this information, policymakers can also evaluate how measures like utility rate caps and action on affordable housing and food can affect lower income workers in a city.
