Every year on the first week of November, we celebrate all things living wage. Several communities will be hosting employer recognition events and report launches. It has also become the time when we release new and newly updated local calculations:
| Community | Rate | Status | Date last calculated | Previous | % Diff |
| Toronto | $21.75 | Update | 2015 | $18.52 | 14.9% |
| Haliburton County | $19.42 | New | n/a | ||
| Kawartha Lakes | $18.42 | New | n/a | ||
| Ottawa | $18.21 | New | n/a | ||
| Simcoe County | $18.01 | Update | 2016 | $17.74 | 1.5% |
| Niagara Region | $17.99 | Update | 2017 | $17.57 | 2.3% |
| Norththumberland County | $17.95 | New | n/a | ||
| Perth and Huron | $17.44 | Update | 2015 | $16.47 | 5.6% |
| Kingston | $17.29 | Update | 2017 | $16.58 | 4.1% |
| Leeds, Grenville, Lanark Counties | $17.07 | New | n/a | ||
| Guelph | $16.90 | Update | 2015 | $16.50 | 2.4% |
| St. Thomas Elgin | $16.57 | Update | 2017 | $16.03 | 3.3% |
| Chatham-Kent | $16.33 | Update | 2017 | $15.86 | 2.9% |
| Waterloo Region | $16.15 | Update | 2017 | $16.10 | 0.3% |
| Thunder Bay | $16.05 | New | n/a |
Events
Perth Huron Living Wage Rate
November 7
8:00 AM
Libro Credit Union,
74 Kingston Street, Goderich
Kingston Living Wage Week Celebration
November 7
1:00 to 3:00 pm
Vincentian Room, Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul
Motherhouse, 1200 Princess Street, Kingston
Kindred Credit Union and Mennonite Central Committee Living Wage Celebration
November 7
1:00-2:00
50 Kent Street, Kitchener
Perth Huron Living Wage Rate
November 8
8:30 AM
McLeods Scottish Shop
80 Ontario Street, Stratford
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Family Expenses Annual
Food $ 8,321
Clothing and Footwear $3,201
Shelter Rent $19,140
Hydro $1,377
Telephone $960
Tenant Insurance $174
Internet and Cable $732
Transportation Vehicle & misc. transit $8,353
Other $8,688
Education (adults) $838
Child care (before subsidy) $16,407
Non OHIP medical $3,244
Contingency amount 4.0% $2,857
Total Family Expenses $74,292
We post the local calculation reports as they become available here:
http://www.ontariolivingwage.ca/local_initiatives