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Next Weds, Nov 19, join BC Living Wage report authors @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and Anastasia French to discuss key findings and policy recommendations from this year’s report.
Find out what the living wage means for BC workers today what has changed since last year.
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Find out what the living wage means for BC workers today what has changed since last year.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Next Weds, Nov 19, join BC Living Wage report authors @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and Anastasia French to discuss key findings and policy recommendations from this year’s report.
Find out what the living wage means for BC workers today what has changed since last year.
bcpolicy.ca/events/
Find out what the living wage means for BC workers today what has changed since last year.
bcpolicy.ca/events/
Racialized workers and women are disproportionately affected by low wages, this year’s living wage report shows.
Closing the gap between Metro Vancouver’s living wage, $27.85/hour, and BC’s min wage, $17.85/hour, would greatly aid these workers' families.
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Closing the gap between Metro Vancouver’s living wage, $27.85/hour, and BC’s min wage, $17.85/hour, would greatly aid these workers' families.
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Racialized workers and women are disproportionately affected by low wages, this year’s living wage report shows.
Closing the gap between Metro Vancouver’s living wage, $27.85/hour, and BC’s min wage, $17.85/hour, would greatly aid these workers' families.
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
Closing the gap between Metro Vancouver’s living wage, $27.85/hour, and BC’s min wage, $17.85/hour, would greatly aid these workers' families.
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
Food banks have become a lifeline for thousands of BC households.
Food is the second-largest expense in Metro Vancouver’s living wage budget and one of the fastest-growing costs for BC households in recent years, the 2025 report shows.
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Food is the second-largest expense in Metro Vancouver’s living wage budget and one of the fastest-growing costs for BC households in recent years, the 2025 report shows.
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
November 14, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Food banks have become a lifeline for thousands of BC households.
Food is the second-largest expense in Metro Vancouver’s living wage budget and one of the fastest-growing costs for BC households in recent years, the 2025 report shows.
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
Food is the second-largest expense in Metro Vancouver’s living wage budget and one of the fastest-growing costs for BC households in recent years, the 2025 report shows.
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
Metro Vancouver’s living wage is the third highest in BC, behind Whistler at $29.60/hour and Squamish at $28/hour, this year's living wage report by @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and Anastasia French shows.
Grand Forks has BC’s lowest living wage at $21.55/hour.
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Grand Forks has BC’s lowest living wage at $21.55/hour.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Metro Vancouver’s living wage is the third highest in BC, behind Whistler at $29.60/hour and Squamish at $28/hour, this year's living wage report by @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and Anastasia French shows.
Grand Forks has BC’s lowest living wage at $21.55/hour.
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
Grand Forks has BC’s lowest living wage at $21.55/hour.
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
In many smaller BC communities, inadequate—sometimes non-existent—public transit drives costs, increasing expenses and therefore the living wage.
A single adult living alone needs a vehicle to get around and a family of four needs two, this year’s report shows.
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A single adult living alone needs a vehicle to get around and a family of four needs two, this year’s report shows.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
In many smaller BC communities, inadequate—sometimes non-existent—public transit drives costs, increasing expenses and therefore the living wage.
A single adult living alone needs a vehicle to get around and a family of four needs two, this year’s report shows.
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
A single adult living alone needs a vehicle to get around and a family of four needs two, this year’s report shows.
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
Rents are rising faster than inflation and vacancy rates remain low, this year's living wage report by @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and Anastasia French shows.
Shelter remains the largest expense in the living wage household budget.
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Shelter remains the largest expense in the living wage household budget.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Rents are rising faster than inflation and vacancy rates remain low, this year's living wage report by @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and Anastasia French shows.
Shelter remains the largest expense in the living wage household budget.
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
Shelter remains the largest expense in the living wage household budget.
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
More than .5M Metro Vancouver workers earn less than a living wage, facing impossible choices like buy groceries or heat the house, pay bills or the rent on time says @iglikaivanova.bsky.social.
Racialized workers and women are disproportionately affected by low wages.
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
Racialized workers and women are disproportionately affected by low wages.
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
November 13, 2025 at 10:00 PM
More than .5M Metro Vancouver workers earn less than a living wage, facing impossible choices like buy groceries or heat the house, pay bills or the rent on time says @iglikaivanova.bsky.social.
Racialized workers and women are disproportionately affected by low wages.
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
Racialized workers and women are disproportionately affected by low wages.
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
Raising the minimum wage to $20/hour would narrow the gap between BC’s minimum and the living wage, benefiting some 350K workers in BC, living wage report authors @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and Anastasia French say.
Government measures can help close the gap they recommend.
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
Government measures can help close the gap they recommend.
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
November 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Raising the minimum wage to $20/hour would narrow the gap between BC’s minimum and the living wage, benefiting some 350K workers in BC, living wage report authors @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and Anastasia French say.
Government measures can help close the gap they recommend.
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
Government measures can help close the gap they recommend.
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
The living wage is the amount a household needs to thrive not just survive.
27 BC communities calculated living wages for 2025. This year’s report shows the rising cost of living is fuelling an affordability crisis province-wide.
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
27 BC communities calculated living wages for 2025. This year’s report shows the rising cost of living is fuelling an affordability crisis province-wide.
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
November 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The living wage is the amount a household needs to thrive not just survive.
27 BC communities calculated living wages for 2025. This year’s report shows the rising cost of living is fuelling an affordability crisis province-wide.
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
27 BC communities calculated living wages for 2025. This year’s report shows the rising cost of living is fuelling an affordability crisis province-wide.
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
A rising cost of living—especially for housing—has caused the highest ever Metro Vancouver living wage.
This is the hourly rate that a full-time worker must earn to cover essential expenses for a basic, decent standard of living and to avoid chronic financial stress.
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
This is the hourly rate that a full-time worker must earn to cover essential expenses for a basic, decent standard of living and to avoid chronic financial stress.
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
November 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
A rising cost of living—especially for housing—has caused the highest ever Metro Vancouver living wage.
This is the hourly rate that a full-time worker must earn to cover essential expenses for a basic, decent standard of living and to avoid chronic financial stress.
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
This is the hourly rate that a full-time worker must earn to cover essential expenses for a basic, decent standard of living and to avoid chronic financial stress.
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
Metro Vancouver’s living wage is now $10 more/hour than BC’s minimum wage.
More must be urgently done to support the hundreds of thousands of low-wage workers who face impossible budget choices in the region and across BC say @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and Anastasia French.
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
More must be urgently done to support the hundreds of thousands of low-wage workers who face impossible budget choices in the region and across BC say @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and Anastasia French.
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
November 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Metro Vancouver’s living wage is now $10 more/hour than BC’s minimum wage.
More must be urgently done to support the hundreds of thousands of low-wage workers who face impossible budget choices in the region and across BC say @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and Anastasia French.
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
More must be urgently done to support the hundreds of thousands of low-wage workers who face impossible budget choices in the region and across BC say @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and Anastasia French.
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
Rather than expand access to child care, housing, health and pharmacare for those who need it, the federal budget gives more tax breaks to corporations, the richest few and a major expansion in military spending: analysis by senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Rather than expand access to child care, housing, health and pharmacare for those who need it, the federal budget gives more tax breaks to corporations, the richest few and a major expansion in military spending: analysis by senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social.
http://bcpolicy.ca/c...
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Productivity is stressed in the federal budget, but there are missed opportunities when it comes to enhancing economic productivity and directly improving people’s lives and meeting key social needs, says analysis by senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social.
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November 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Productivity is stressed in the federal budget, but there are missed opportunities when it comes to enhancing economic productivity and directly improving people’s lives and meeting key social needs, says analysis by senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social.
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Senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social says the federal government missed three opportunities in the budget: not asking the wealthy to sacrifice; bold rhetoric but weak action on housing; productivity drive that misses key low-hanging fruit.
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November 9, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social says the federal government missed three opportunities in the budget: not asking the wealthy to sacrifice; bold rhetoric but weak action on housing; productivity drive that misses key low-hanging fruit.
http://bcpolicy.ca/c...
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The federal budget falls short on expansion of universal child care, pharmacare & health care funding analysis by senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social shows.
It prioritizes military spending & plans for the largest cuts to the public service since the 1990s he says.
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It prioritizes military spending & plans for the largest cuts to the public service since the 1990s he says.
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November 8, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The federal budget falls short on expansion of universal child care, pharmacare & health care funding analysis by senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social shows.
It prioritizes military spending & plans for the largest cuts to the public service since the 1990s he says.
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It prioritizes military spending & plans for the largest cuts to the public service since the 1990s he says.
http://bcpolicy.ca/c...
ICYM senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social analysis of the federal budget.
He says the wealthy are not asked to sacrifice; there’s bold rhetoric but weak action on housing and concerning policy directions with some positive steps. #Budget2025
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He says the wealthy are not asked to sacrifice; there’s bold rhetoric but weak action on housing and concerning policy directions with some positive steps. #Budget2025
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November 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
ICYM senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social analysis of the federal budget.
He says the wealthy are not asked to sacrifice; there’s bold rhetoric but weak action on housing and concerning policy directions with some positive steps. #Budget2025
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He says the wealthy are not asked to sacrifice; there’s bold rhetoric but weak action on housing and concerning policy directions with some positive steps. #Budget2025
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At a high level the federal government has been talking a big game on housing but it’s missing the moment on the housing crisis, analysis by senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social shows.
There are good aims but plans fall short on the crucial matter of scale he says.
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There are good aims but plans fall short on the crucial matter of scale he says.
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November 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
At a high level the federal government has been talking a big game on housing but it’s missing the moment on the housing crisis, analysis by senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social shows.
There are good aims but plans fall short on the crucial matter of scale he says.
http://bcpolicy.ca/c...
There are good aims but plans fall short on the crucial matter of scale he says.
http://bcpolicy.ca/c...
Prime Minister Carney says Canadians must sacrifice but who's being asked to sacrifice and who isn’t @1alexhemingway.bsky.social asks in his budget analysis.
With record income inequality the wealthiest few are not being asked to contribute more to the common good he says.
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With record income inequality the wealthiest few are not being asked to contribute more to the common good he says.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Prime Minister Carney says Canadians must sacrifice but who's being asked to sacrifice and who isn’t @1alexhemingway.bsky.social asks in his budget analysis.
With record income inequality the wealthiest few are not being asked to contribute more to the common good he says.
http://bcpolicy.ca/c...
With record income inequality the wealthiest few are not being asked to contribute more to the common good he says.
http://bcpolicy.ca/c...
The federal budget prioritizes corporate tax breaks although Canada has a marginal effective corporate rate that the Department of Finance estimates is lower than the US as well as OECD and G7 averages says senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The federal budget prioritizes corporate tax breaks although Canada has a marginal effective corporate rate that the Department of Finance estimates is lower than the US as well as OECD and G7 averages says senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social.
http://bcpolicy.ca/c...
http://bcpolicy.ca/c...
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first federal budget faces an increasingly hostile US and the need to chart our own path.
Worryingly it plans for the largest cuts to the federal public service since the 1990s says senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social.
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Worryingly it plans for the largest cuts to the federal public service since the 1990s says senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social.
http://bcpolicy.ca/c...
November 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first federal budget faces an increasingly hostile US and the need to chart our own path.
Worryingly it plans for the largest cuts to the federal public service since the 1990s says senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social.
http://bcpolicy.ca/c...
Worryingly it plans for the largest cuts to the federal public service since the 1990s says senior economist @1alexhemingway.bsky.social.
http://bcpolicy.ca/c...
Ahead of mayoral election results in #NYC take a look at thoughts from our racial equity researcher Véronique Sioufi.
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November 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Ahead of mayoral election results in #NYC take a look at thoughts from our racial equity researcher Véronique Sioufi.
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What is ethical AI? 🤖 Does it even exist?
If you missed our webinar this week, you can now watch the full recording at bcpolicy.ca/ai-webinar
If you missed our webinar this week, you can now watch the full recording at bcpolicy.ca/ai-webinar
October 31, 2025 at 9:23 PM
What is ethical AI? 🤖 Does it even exist?
If you missed our webinar this week, you can now watch the full recording at bcpolicy.ca/ai-webinar
If you missed our webinar this week, you can now watch the full recording at bcpolicy.ca/ai-webinar
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October 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Join us today at noon for the webinar, "AI, civil liberties and your job—what you need to know”
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In case you missed it—this month we released the report ”Racial inequality in Canada’s housing market,” authored by our own policy analyst and researcher @verosioufi.bsky.social
This deck has some highlights, but we highly recommend reading the report in full.
This deck has some highlights, but we highly recommend reading the report in full.
October 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
In case you missed it—this month we released the report ”Racial inequality in Canada’s housing market,” authored by our own policy analyst and researcher @verosioufi.bsky.social
This deck has some highlights, but we highly recommend reading the report in full.
This deck has some highlights, but we highly recommend reading the report in full.
Join us tomorrow at noon for the webinar ”AI, civil liberties and your job —what you need to know”.
Register here: bcpolicy.ca/events
Hear from experts in the field of AI, civil liberties, governance and labour, including special guests from @civicgovernance.bsky.social & @cupescfp.bsky.social
Register here: bcpolicy.ca/events
Hear from experts in the field of AI, civil liberties, governance and labour, including special guests from @civicgovernance.bsky.social & @cupescfp.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Join us tomorrow at noon for the webinar ”AI, civil liberties and your job —what you need to know”.
Register here: bcpolicy.ca/events
Hear from experts in the field of AI, civil liberties, governance and labour, including special guests from @civicgovernance.bsky.social & @cupescfp.bsky.social
Register here: bcpolicy.ca/events
Hear from experts in the field of AI, civil liberties, governance and labour, including special guests from @civicgovernance.bsky.social & @cupescfp.bsky.social