Edmonton Social Planning Council

Category: Social Issues: Income

  • A Profile of Poverty in Edmonton: Update 2017

    The two years since ESPC published A Profile of Poverty in Edmonton have been challenging ones for the city of Edmonton and its residents.

    This report updates many of the poverty trends and challenges identified two years within the context of broader social and economic trends in our community. This profile updates the actions the City could take within its jurisdiction to help work towards eliminating poverty and in keeping with the Poverty Roadmap approved by City Council.

    This profile update provides data and analysis to answer the following questions:

    • What is the overall picture of poverty in Edmonton, and how has it changed in the past two years?
    • How does poverty vary across age, gender, and households in the city? What trends are we seeing among different population groups?
    • Who is impacted most by poverty? What population groups are at higher risk of experiencing poverty than others? (i.e., Indigenous people, recent immigrant/refugees, low income workers, women children and youth.)
    • What are the emerging trends impacting poverty in Edmonton or influencing the work on eliminating poverty?

    ESPC Documents/PUBLICATIONS/A.06.C RESEARCH UPDATES/CityOfEdmontonPovertyProfileUpdate_2017.pdf

  • Calculating Edmonton’s Living Wage: Other Family Types 2016 Update

    The 2016 living wage for Edmonton is $16.69 per hour. This is the amount that a family of four with two parents who work full-time require to live in economic stability and maintain a modest standard of living. This includes being able to afford basic necessities (food, shelter, utilities, clothing, transportation, etc.), to support healthy child development, to avoid financial stress, and to participate in their communities. However, this is not the only family type represented in Edmonton; each family type will have a different living wage due mainly to differences in expenses and government transfers. We have also calculated the living wages for a lone parent family and a single adult. These calculations are based on BC’s “Calculation Guide” (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives).

    The 2016 living wage for lone parents is $18.15 per hour.

    The 2016 living wage for single adults is $17.81 per hour.

    For the main Edmonton Living Wage 2016 update, which includes a complete summary of the living wage, the case for a living wage, and written summaries of the calculations, please visit our website at edmontonsocialplanning.ca or use the direct link https://edmontonsocialplanning.ca/index.php/news/espc-news/265-more-than-minimum-calculating-edmonton-s-living-wage-2016-update.

    Download the Other Family Types Living Wage Report today.

    ESPC Documents/PUBLICATIONS/A.06.C RESEARCH UPDATES/2016LivingWageOtherFamilyTypesUpdate.pdf

  • 2016 October fACT Sheet Habitat for Humanity

    A Lunch and Learn Companion fACT Sheet

    Habitat for Humanity works on a housing first philosophy. Learn about housing first, Habitat for Humanity’s core values, who qualifies for a home, and how their special affordable housing model works.

    ESPC Documents/Fact Sheets/FactSheetHabitatforHumanity.pdf

  • 2012 Canadas CEO Elite 100

    Title:Canada’s CEO Elite 100: the 0.01%
    Author(s):Mackenzie, Hugh
    Corporate Author: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
    Subject:Poverty – income distribution
    Publisher:Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
    Place of Publication:Ottawa
    Date of Publication:2012
    Abstract:

    This report looks at the massive income gap between average Canadian workers and the top 100 paid CEOs who work for companies in the TSX Index.

    Language:English
    Material Type:Report

    F. SOCIAL ISSUES/F.05 INCOME/2012 Canadas-CEO-Elite-100.pdf

  • 2011 Welfare Incomes Update

    Title:Welfare incomes 2009: update as of March 2011.
    Corporate Author: National Council of Welfare
    Subject:Income security programs – general
    Publisher:National Council of Welfare
    Place of Publication:Ottawa
    Date of Publication:2011
    Abstract:

    Note that there are updates to Welfare Incomes 2009 affecting all lone parents as well as earnings exemptions levels in Alberta.

    Language:English
    Series:Winter 2010 Volume 129
    Material Type:Report

    F. SOCIAL ISSUES/F.05 INCOME/2011 welfare_incomes_update.pdf

  • 2011 Low Wage Workers Alberta & Wood Buffalo

    Title:Statistics of low-wage workers in Alberta: [Alberta and Wood Buffalo : 2011]
    Corporate Author: Public Interest Alberta
    Subject:Poverty – working poor|split|Poverty – statistics|split|Women – poverty
    Publisher:Public Interest Alberta
    Place of Publication:Edmonton
    Date of Publication:2011
    Language:English
    Series:Statistics of low-wage workers in Alberta
    Material Type:Fact Sheet

    F. SOCIAL ISSUES/F.05 INCOME/2011 Low-Wage-Workers-Alberta-and-Wood-Buffalo.pdf