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Outside the echo-chamber of commerce: Why a $15 minimum wage is good for Ontario
Between July 10 and 21, the Ontario government will be holding public consultations across the province to get feedback on its proposed improvements to labour…
A $15 minimum wage in Ontario: a game changer
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The year as we saw it: 10 charts that defined Ontario in 2016
The experts at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ Ontario office have been tracking economic developments in Ontario throughout the year. Some problems persist: the…
Boosting minimum wages, boosting the economy from the bottom up
Across the nation, talk of minimum wages and their impact is always the stuff of vigorous debate. This Sunday it was the focus of CBC…
Ontario minimum wage goes up by 15 cents: shopping spree?
On October 1, the 800,000+ workers who earn the minimum wage in Ontario will get a raise, but don’t celebrate too quickly: it’s going up by…
OECD cherry-picking minimum-wage situations
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$15 Minimum Wage Movement Spills Into Canada
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A Toxic Mix: Minimum wage and business tax cuts
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A $14 minimum wage could put Ontario on the right side of history
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What if the minimum wage was a living wage?
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A Closer Look at Low Wages in BC
Download 269.06 KB9 pages Workers in British Columbia earned an average of $21.46 an hour in 2008, according to the latest annual wage data published…
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