Labour: Programs/Services

Media Release: Edmonton Living Wage 2018 Update

by | June 21, 2018 | ESPC Press Releases, Labour: Employment, Labour: Policy, Labour: Programs/Services, Labour: Wage Issues, Social Issues: Income, Social Issues: Poverty

June 21, 2018 For Immediate Release Edmonton Living Wage 2018 Update Contending with Costs For the first time in 2 years, the living wage for Edmonton has risen. For 2018, an income earner must make $16.48 per hour to support a family of four, an increase of $0.17 per...

Tracking the Trends 2018

by | March 12, 2018 | ESPC Announcements, ESPC Publications: Tracking the Trends, Labour: Policy, Labour: Programs/Services, Labour: Training, Labour: Wage Issues, Resources: Food Security, Resources: Housing, Social Issues: Child Care, Social Issues: Children, Social Issues: Family, Social Issues: General, Social Issues: Health, Social Issues: Income, Social Issues: Indigenous People, Social Issues: Poverty, Social Issues: Women, Social Issues: Youth, Statistical Information: Alberta, Statistical Information: Canada, Statistical Information: Edmonton, Urban Issues: Planning, Urban Issues: Trends

The Edmonton Social Planning Council (ESPC) today released the 2018 edition of its flagship publication Tracking the Trends.  The 131-page publication provides a detailed analysis of social and economic trends in Edmonton. Information is provided about population...

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...