Social Issues: Income

A Profile of Poverty in Edmonton: Update 2017

by | February 9, 2017 | ESPC Publications: Reports, Labour: Wage Issues, Law and Crime: Edmonton, Levels of Government: Alberta Social Policy Framework, Resources: Housing, Social Issues: Children, Social Issues: Family, Social Issues: Hunger, Social Issues: Income, Social Issues: Indigenous People, Social Issues: Poverty, Social Issues: Women, Social Issues: Youth, Statistical Information: Edmonton, Urban Issues: Planning, Urban Issues: Trends

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...

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

by | November 1, 2016 | ESPC Publications: Reports, Labour: Policy, Labour: Programs/Services, Labour: Wage Issues, Social Issues: Family, Social Issues: Income, Social Issues: Poverty

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...

2012 Canadas CEO Elite 100

by | October 12, 2016 | Social Issues: Income

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...

2011 Welfare Incomes Update

by | October 12, 2016 | Social Issues: Income

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...

2011 Low Wage Workers Alberta & Wood Buffalo

by | October 12, 2016 | Social Issues: Income

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...