Hourly wages needed to live in Ontario rise as inflation persists

A new report says hourly wages needed to live in Ontario have increased amid decades-high inflation and remain well above the province's minimum wage.

In the report, the Ontario Living Wage Network says the living wage in Toronto is now $23.15 an hour, up almost five per cent from $22.08 a year earlier.

The report says the largest increase was in Sault Ste. Marie, where the living wage went up by 21.6 per cent since last year.

Minimum wage in Ontario is $15.50 an hour.