The analysis contained in this report is based on a review of case studies of the impacts of Living Wage Ordinances in the United States, a review of City of Calgary Human Resources records, a survey of City suppliers and input from community stakeholders. [...] The extent of the benefits of a Living Wage policy is limited by the number of workers who would actually experience wage increases as a result of the policy. [...] Page 7 of 59 Report to the SPC on Finance and Corporate Services On the Impact of Implementing a Living Wage Policy for The City of Calgary 1. Background At the direction of City Council, City of Calgary Administration prepared a Sustainable Environment and Ethical Purchasing Policy (SEEPP) to establish minimum ethical and environmental standards for suppliers to The City. [...] Discussion of the living wage in Canada has tended to adopt the approach of calculating the living on the basis of a single full- time worker. [...] Thompson and Chapman (2006) note that one of the impacts of living wage policies appears to be the compression of wage scales, as wages at the top of the scale do not increase proportionately to the increase experienced at the bottom.