New Living Wage Canada 2023 Rates For 52 Cities

The new living wage Canada 2023 rates for 52 main cities in Canada have now been exposed, highlighting the real income people and households must pay for their primary requirements. A living wage is paid every hour an employee needs to earn to meet their immediate expenses and donate to their societies.

The regional administration places the lowest wage for every employer; however, a living wage is different from the minimum wage. According to societal-particular information, the living wage indicates what individuals must pay for the actual expense of living in their community. Employers who make payments for a living vigorously decide to maintain their qualifications as new rates are calculated for their region.

	CITY/REGION	PROVINCE	LIVING WAGE FOR 2023	LIVING WAGE FOR 2022
1	Clayoquot sound	British Columbia	26.1	Not available
2	Daajing Giids	British Columbia	26.25	Not available
3	Canmore	Alberta	38.80	32.75
4	Halifax	Nova scotia	26.50	23.50
5	Metro Vancouver	British Columbia	25.68	24.08
6	Greater victoria	British Columbia	25.40	24.29
7	Cowichan valley	British Columbia	25.20	23.53
8	Golden	British Columbia	25.78	25.56
9	Sunshine Coast	British Columbia	25.61	Not available
10	Annapolis valley	Nova scotia	25.40	22.40

All New Living Wage Canada Rates For 2023

Canmore, situated in Alberta, is the highest on the list of the top living wages in Canada, next to Clayoquot Sound and Halifax.

	CITY/REGION	PROVINCE	LIVING WAGE FOR 2023	LIVING WAGE FOR 2022
11	southern	Nova scotia	25.05	22.55
12	jasper	Alberta	24.90	Not available
13	Powell river	British Columbia	25.06	23.33
14	Greater Toronto area	Ontario	25.05	23.15
15	Kelowna	British Columbia	24.60	22.88
16	Northern	Nova scotia	24.30	20.40
17	Calgary	Alberta	23.70	22.40
18	revelstoke	British columbia	24.60	23.60
19	Fort McMurray	Alberta	24.50	22.50
20	St. Albert	Alberta	23.80	22.40

The Greater Toronto Area has a new living wage of $25.5, significantly higher than the official minimum wage in Ontario, which is $16.55 hourly.

	CITY/REGION	PROVINCE	LIVING WAGE FOR 2023	LIVING WAGE FOR 2022
21	Cape Breton	Nova scotia	22.85	20.00
22	Columbia Valley	British Columbia	22.63	21.85
23	Prince George	British Columbia	22.09	21.19
24	Ottawa	Ontario	21.95	19.60
25	Lac La Biche County
26	Nanaimo	British Columbia	22.87	20.49
27	Grey Bruce Perth Hyuron Simcoe	Ontario	22.75	20.70
28	Edmonton	Alberta	22.25	21.40
29	Comox Valley	British Columbia	22.2	20.26
30	High River	Alberta	21.70	Not available

Living wage ranks have been elevated in every central Canadian municipality in 2023, which was the situation in 2022 due to the elevated cost of living.

	CITY/REGION	PROVINCE	LIVING WAGE IN 2023	LIVING WAGE IN 2022
31	Nelson	British Columbia	21.14	20.83
32	Spruce Grove	Alberta	21.00	20.70
33	Dufferin Waterloo Guelph Wellington	Ontario	20.90	19.95
34	Fraser valley	British Columbia	20.66	18.98
35	Lethbridge	Alberta	20.60	20.30
36	Trail	British Columbia	21.55	21.13
37	Stony plain	Alberta	21.10	20.40
38	Kamloops	British Columbia	20.91	19.14
39	Hamilton	Ontario	20.80	19.05
40	Dawson Creek	British Columbia	20.64	20.53

 

	CITY/REGION	PROVINCE	LIVING WAGE FOR 2023	LIVING WAGE FOR 2022
41	Brant Haldimand Norfolk Niagara	Ontario	20.35	19.80
42	Drayton valley	Alberta	19.55	Not available
43	Saskatoon	Saskatchewan	18.95	16.89
44	London Elgin Oxford	Ontario	18.85	18.05
45	Southwest	Ontario	18.65	18.15
46	Medicine Hat	Alberta	17.35	Not available
47	East	Ontario	20.60	19.05
48	North	Ontario	19.80	19.70
49	Brooks	Alberta	19.05	Not available
50	Grande Prairie	Alberta	18.90	Not available
51	Red Deer	Alberta	18.75	19.65
52	Regina	Saskatchewan	17.80	16.23