Alberta Living Wage Network
Working to advance a coordinated living wage movement in Alberta.
Become a Living Wage Employer
Paying your employees a living wage allows them to meet their basic needs and contribute to their communities. As an employer, there are a lot of benefits like lowering your recruitment and training costs. Get started.
How we calculate Living Wages
Living wages are rooted in the belief that individuals and families should not just survive, but be able to live in dignity, and participate in their community. Learn more about how they’re calculated.
Living Wages in your Community
The Alberta Living Wage Network has been collborating with Alberta municipalities to develop a standard methodology for calculating living wages across the province. Check out 2021 Living Wages.
“Paying a living wage is important to Curve because we understand that it is a win-win for both the employer and our employees. We recognize that employees that earn a living wage experience increased mental health and physical health, as well as improving the economic well-being of our team.”
Ray Sequeira, Curve Distribution Services
Kick Point is Inspired by Others to Share About the Benefits of Paying a Living Wage
Encouraged by the lead of Glass Book Shop certifying as a Living Wage Employer in early 2022, Kick Point, a digital marketing agency, decided to share that they also champion living wage. Says Jen Salamandick, Partner and Co-director of Strategy for Kick Point, “When...
Interfaith Food Bank Society of Lethbridge joins Alberta Living Wage Network as the first employer in Lethbridge to certify
As part of their commitment to addressing food security, Interfaith Food Bank Society of Lethbridge felt it only appropriate to become a certified Living Wage Employer. While they are fortunate to have staff that work for the cause and not necessarily for the...
Kings Energy Services sees paying living wages as a way to forge long-term partnerships with employees
When Gary King started Kings Energy Services back in 1977, he had one truck, one prover and some entrepreneurial spirit. Kings Energy Services has grown to more than 80 staff, multiple locations and is recognized as a supplier of high-quality instrumentation and valve...
Two living wages for Edmonton – which is it?
The Living Wage for Edmonton is $18.10, which is based on a family of four. The extra calculation for a single individual is for information purposes only Over the past week, we’ve had questions about what Edmonton’s living wage is. The Edmonton Social Planning...
Sherwood Park’s Spiritleaf’s living wage policy is paying dividends for employees and customers
A few months ago we were contacted by Nic DiGiuseppe, owner and operator of Spiritleaf in Sherwood Park. He wanted to become certified as a living wage employer. We didn’t know what to do? We hadn’t calculated a living wage for Sherwood Park. So we started compiling...
Alberta Living Wage Network launches
Network of local agencies and municipalities are working to raise awareness about the cost of living in towns and cities in the province The Alberta Living Wage Network (ALWN or “the Network”) has released new living wages across the province and its new certification...
