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      • Ottawa’s living wage has increased by 12 per cent since last year to $21.95 — the largest year-over-year bump among the 10 Ontario regions measured by the Ontario Living Wage Network.
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  2. Nov 7, 2023 · Ottawa’s living wage has increased by 12 per cent since last year to $21.95 — the largest year-over-year bump among the 10 Ontario regions measured by the Ontario Living Wage Network.

  3. Nov 6, 2023 · Ontario's third highest rate – Ottawa – saw the largest increase over last year of 12 percent, going up to $21.95 from $19.60. As of today there are 868 certified living wage workplaces across 635 employers in the province.

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    Luca De Marinis was a chef for a decade before taking a job in sales at the Glebe knife shop Knifewear, where he had been a customer for years. "Knowing that they were a living wage company as a customer always made me feel good. And when it was time for me to ... leave the restaurant industry, and I saw that job posting, I jumped at it," De Marini...

    "It [makes] a difference when we try to ... encourage a lot of the younger crowd to come into this business, knowing that their wage can be leveraged toward a mortgage ... loan or even just rent," Lemieux said. "Especially now that housing has gone up so much, minimum wage cannot meet the requirements of rent." It's also good public relations, he a...

  4. Ottawa’s living wage has increased by 12 per cent since last year to $21.95 — the largest year-over-year bump among the 10 Ontario regions measured by the Ontario Living Wage Network.

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  5. Mar 20, 2022 · The Ontario Living Wage Network defines a living wage as the hourly rate a person needs to earn to cover basic expenses — food, clothing, housing and transportation among them — and participate in...

  6. Nov 16, 2023 · The Ontario Living Wage Network, which assesses how much workers in various regions need to earn per hour to afford basic living expenses, revealed that Ottawa’s living wage spiked by 12%, reaching $21.95. This marks the highest year-over-year increase among the regions surveyed.

  7. In January 2024: There were 13.1 million people in Ontario aged 15 years or older. 8.5 million (64.8%) were in the labour force. The labour force increased by 17,700 (0.2%) in January compared to December. 7.9 million (60.8%) were employed, up by 23,800 (0.3%) from December.