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2022 Living Wage Gift Guide
Stuck on holiday shopping? Consider supporting an Alberta Living Wage certified employer this holiday season! Lotions and Potions All Things Jill - For over 20 years, All Things Jill has been making bath and body products as well as home cleaning products that...
A new methodology to reflect the lived reality of Albertans
We’re excited to announce our 2022 living wage calculations for municipalities across Alberta. The 2021 calculations were based on the Canadian Living Wage Framework, which specifies using a family of four in the calculations. Since the release of the 2021 numbers we...
2022 Living Wage Numbers released by Alberta Living Wage Network
A network of municipalities and community organizations are shedding light on the affordability and livability of Albertan communities. Marking a year since its launch, the Alberta Living Wage Network (ALWN or “the Network”) has released updated living wage numbers...
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...
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