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The TELUS Calgary Convention Centre prioritizes employees by becoming certified as a Living Wage Employer
The Calgary TELUS Convention Centre (CTCC) is a hub for connection, learning, innovation, celebration, support and growth. While recognized locally, nationally and internationally as a meeting place, the CTCC works within a competitive industry that is based in...
Envisioning a poverty free future with Lethbridge and Capital Region United Ways
There are 70 United Way Centraides across Canada working to address a range of needs in their local communities. While each local United Way is operated independently, they have a shared focus on collective impact as a way of creating pathways out of poverty so people...
The Indigenous Wage Gap in Canada
The conversation regarding the wage gap that the Indigenous population faces in relation to the rest of the Canadian population has received little attention until recently. A study done by The Conference Board of Canada in 2017 showed that across Canada,...
Nightwind Treatment Centre commits to fair and decent working conditions with a living wage
Nightwind Treatment Centre (NWTC) serves youth ages 12 to 22. They offer trauma informed programs to support youth who are experiencing challenges. Through daily living, recreational activities and individual and group counselling, they believe that each youth can...
Research finds that 2SLGBTQIA+ Canadians face a wage gap
It is well known that there is a wage gap between men and women and between white and BIPOC workers, but one wage gap that tends to be overlooked is the wage gap between 2SLGBTQIA+ workers and their heterosexual counterparts. While discrimination based on...
Leith Wheeler Certified as a Living Wage Employer across BC, Alberta and Ontario
First Financial Services Company to Do So in Each of BC, Alberta, & Ontario Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel (“Leith Wheeler”) is pleased to announce the firm has been certified as a Living Wage Employer by the Living WageNetworks of the provinces of British...
Quick Facts: Mental Health and Poverty
By: Melody Santiago For Mental Health Week, I want to take a moment to reflect on the interactions between mental health and poverty, and how a living wage could provide a way forward. Quick Facts When the Angus Reid Institute released the results of its study...
Knifewear owner Kevin Kent believes that a business should not condemn their staff to poverty to run effectively
Knifewear owner Kevin Kent started selling Japanese knives out of a backpack in 2007 on his bike while working as a chef in Calgary. Then Knifewear’s Knife Store opened in 2008 and in the 14 years since opening has expanded to 5 locations across Canada. The...
Paying a living wage helps with employee retention – something Delnor Construction firmly believes in
Delnor Construction has been operating in Western Canada for almost 39 years providing expert commercial construction services. Two high school best friends – Ed Cyrankiewicz and Ron Hinz - founded the company in 1983 as apprentice carpenters, with a few values at...
With the rise of the gig economy in Canada, is it time to rethink this type of work?
Jurisdictions around the world are proposing safeguards, but the trick is getting it right My addiction with Uber began a few years ago. I had broken my arm and I couldn’t drive. So, I downloaded the app, opening up a new world of cheap and efficient service at the...
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