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Hourly wage needed to live in Metro Vancouver tops $25 amid soaring costs

Broadcast on:
18 Feb 2024

A new report measures how much a family needed to earn to afford the necessities of life in Metro Vancouver in 2023. It found that the gap between the minimum wage and a living wage continues to widen, as housing and food costs spiral upwards. We speak with senior economist Iglika Ivanova, one of the co-authors of the Working for a Living Wage report.