'Living wage should be the minimum wage': Report reveals Manitobans need more to make ends meet
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To keep up with the high costs of living, Manitobans will need to make more money, according to new data from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
To keep up with the high costs of living, Manitobans will need to make more money, according to new data from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
It says the current minimum wage must be increased by 25 per cent to match the living wage, which it says stands at nearly $20 per hour.
"We're seeing growing levels of working poverty in our community," said Niall Harney, a senior researcher at the centre.
In a new report, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) in Manitoba reveals minimum wage workers need to make more money per hour to keep up with the high cost of living.
"We look at how much income has to be earned after we take into account taxes, transfers and payroll reductions that the family has to pay, as well as other benefit programs,” said Jesse Hajer, an assistant professor at the University of Manitoba’s economic and labour studies department.
In Winnipeg, the living wage is set at $19.21 per hour.
It is slightly less in Brandon, which is $15.69 per hour.
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