New Living Wage Employer in the Interior Modern PURAIR® South Okanagan & Kootenays has been certified as a Living Wage Employer – committing to pay its staff and contracted workers a Living Wage Continue reading

Join our participatory action research project! We are looking for parents in Metro-Vancouver who are in low paid work to join our participatory action research project - Making Ends Meet.  Making Ends Meet aims to understand the experiences of those involved in low-wage and precarious work. This research will provide a better understanding to policymakers of possible responses to the issues of working poverty. Continue reading

First Living Wage certified farm in BC. Sieffert’s Farm Market, Lazo & Tyee Farm Ltd have become the first farm in BC to certify as a Living Wage Employer committing to pay its staff and contracted workers a Living Wage. Continue reading

First Living Wage certified farmers market in BC The Esquimalt Farmers Market Society is the first farmers market in BC to signify its commitment to commit to pay its direct and contracted workers a living wage by certifying as a Living Wage Employer. Continue reading

First energy company in Northern BC to certify as a Living Wage Employer Kings Energy Services has been certified as a Living Wage Employer – committing to pay its staff and contracted workers a Living Wage. Continue reading

First Living Wage handyman service in BC Haus Handyman is the first home maintenance firm in BC to signify its commitment to ending working poverty, by certifying as a Living Wage Employer. Continue reading

Comox Valley non-profit becomes a Living Wage Employer Habitat for Humanity Vancouver Island North has been certified as a Living Wage Employer – committing to pay its staff and contracted workers a Living Wage. Continue reading

Penticton ski club becomes a Living Wage Employer Nickel Plate Nordic Centre, in Penticton BC, is the latest ski area in BC to signify its commitment to ending working poverty, by certifying as a Living Wage Employer. Continue reading

Spotlight Cleanline Automotive is an environmentally-minded automotive repair business. They’re on a mission to change their industry for the better, one car at a time. They’ve been a Living Wage Employer since 2018, pledging to pay their staff members and all their contracted workers a Living Wage. Continue reading

Living wages rise across BC The living wage for communities across BC increased this year as the cost of living—particularly the cost of housing—continues to rise, the 2021 Living Wage Update, released today from Living Wage for Families BC and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives shows. Family expenses in Metro Vancouver and Victoria rose by seven and 6.8 per cent respectively which is more than the rate of general inflation that was 4.7 per cent over this period. Continue reading