The Saint John Living Wage 2018 /

A. Living Wage is new for Saint John- this is the first time that a Living Wage Living Wage has been calculated to the standards of the Canadian Living Wage Framework for the city. [...] Our intention at the Human Development Council is to update the Saint John Living Wage annually in order to capture any changes in the local economic climate and over time to help establish, with the help of community partners, a system for recognizing Living Wage employers in the city. [...] For example, 170 employers including credit unions, school boards, non-profit organizations, bakeries, and health centres have become certified by the Ontario Living Wage Network.2 In 2011, New Westminster BC became the first Canadian municipality to pass a formal Living Wage ordinance: the municipality itself became a Living Wage employer and committed to subcontracting from those who pay a Livin [...] Indeed, 19.4% of the overall population is living in poverty, as are 30% of children under the age of eighteen.4 In 2016, 7% of wage earners in New Brunswick were being paid the minimum wage- 58% of whom were women.5. [...] Further, some items, like clothing and footwear, are more expensive in Saint John than they are in these big cities.10 This is the role of a Living Wage: to capture the hourly rate of pay required for a family of four to be economically secure and to achieve a moderate standard of living in their community.