Vancouver International Centre for Contemporary Asian Art becomes a Living Wage Employer.

Centre A joins several other art galleries, including 110 Arts Cooperative, Access Gallery and 221A Artist Run Centre Society in helping to address working poverty in Vancouver.

Canada's first Living Wage ski area

Sovereign Lake Nordic Club, in Vernon BC, is the first ski area in Canada to signify its commitment to ending working poverty, by paying all its staff and contracted workers a Living Wage

First Living Wage beer tap maker in Canada

Borrego Radium Ltd, based in Invermere, and owner of Taphandlestogo.com and Stickernut, is the first company in Canada who make beer tap handles and custom stickers to commit to pay all its staff and contracted workers a Living Wage.

Ali's Story

Ali Ryan is a Chef at Spinnakers BrewPub and Guesthouse.

She joined Spinnakers in 2004 as a line cook, prepping food and plating dishes. 16 years later she manages a team of 18 people in the kitchen.

Spotlight

Great Northern Engineering Consultants Inc. (GNEC) is a Traffic and Electrical Engineering firm that put down roots in BC in 2013. By providing outstanding service and fostering a culture of curiosity, innovation, and true team spirit, the GNEC Team has grown exponentially. 

The new minimum wage is not a living wage

Today (1 June 2021), the minimum wage for workers across the province increased. 

While it is good news for workers that the minimum wage is being increased, it is still far less than what families in BC need to be able to make ends meet.

Guest Blog: Steve Traviss, Port Coquitlam

Steve Traviss is Director of Human Resources for the City of Port Coquitlam. He was the staff lead responsible for Port Coquitlam becoming a Living Wage Employer.

In this blog he shares his journey to Port Coquitlam becoming a Living Wage municipality.

We are looking for people to help advise the campaign and certify new employers!

The Living Wage for Families Campaign is looking for individuals to join our Advisory and Employers Committees.

It is an exciting time for the campaign – we are certifying more Living Wage Employers than ever before.

The Living Wage and non-profits: a funder's perspective

The Vancouver Foundation is a community foundation that has a mission to create healthy, livable, vibrant communities across British Columbia. They’ve granted out more than $1 billion to non-profits and charities since they were founded in 1943.

They have been a certified Living Wage Employer since 2015 and have helped fund the Living Wage for Families Campaign through their Systems Change grant

PWL Partnership

The full-service landscape architecture and urban planning firm have a forty-year history of creating award-winning projects in Canada, and across North America and Asia.

They have been a Living Wage Employer since 2017, committing to pay their 42 staff and contracted workers a Living Wage.