Iglika Ivanova
@iglikaivanova.bsky.social
Co-Executive Director @bcpolicy.bsky.social, previously senior economist @ccpabc (bc office now closed). Co-Director, Understanding Precarity in BC Project. Mom. Working towards a more inclusive & sustainable economy. Opinions are my own.
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BC Living Wage 2025
The living wage for Metro Vancouver is now $10 higher than the minimum wage. The highest expense in people's budget is...
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Rising costs have pushed Metro Vancouver's living wage to $27.85/hr.
Across BC, living wages range from $21.55 in Grand Forks to $29.60 in Whistler.
We can no longer ignore the widening gap between the low wages many people earn & the actual costs of living. #bcpoli
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage/
Across BC, living wages range from $21.55 in Grand Forks to $29.60 in Whistler.
We can no longer ignore the widening gap between the low wages many people earn & the actual costs of living. #bcpoli
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage/
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The 2025 BC Living Wage Report is out and it reveals a stark reality: across the province, living wages range from $21.55 to $29.60 per hour, much higher than the minimum wage.
Join us on Dec 12 to unpack what changed, why it matters, and what municipalities can do. 🧵
Register: tr.ee/jEx13W
Join us on Dec 12 to unpack what changed, why it matters, and what municipalities can do. 🧵
Register: tr.ee/jEx13W
November 25, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The 2025 BC Living Wage Report is out and it reveals a stark reality: across the province, living wages range from $21.55 to $29.60 per hour, much higher than the minimum wage.
Join us on Dec 12 to unpack what changed, why it matters, and what municipalities can do. 🧵
Register: tr.ee/jEx13W
Join us on Dec 12 to unpack what changed, why it matters, and what municipalities can do. 🧵
Register: tr.ee/jEx13W
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Land value comes from from the community through public investments, services and growth and a land value tax ensures publicly created wealth goes to the community for a fairer economy.
Hear from @1alexhemingway.bsky.social & other experts. Nov 27, 6 PM @sfu.ca Burnaby
www.commonwealth.ca/....
Hear from @1alexhemingway.bsky.social & other experts. Nov 27, 6 PM @sfu.ca Burnaby
www.commonwealth.ca/....
BC Housing & Land Value Tax Panel 2025 — Common Wealth Canada
Meet housing and LVT advocates in Vancouver and Victoria, November 2025
www.commonwealth.ca
November 25, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Land value comes from from the community through public investments, services and growth and a land value tax ensures publicly created wealth goes to the community for a fairer economy.
Hear from @1alexhemingway.bsky.social & other experts. Nov 27, 6 PM @sfu.ca Burnaby
www.commonwealth.ca/....
Hear from @1alexhemingway.bsky.social & other experts. Nov 27, 6 PM @sfu.ca Burnaby
www.commonwealth.ca/....
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“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.”
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss
Copenhagen, the bicycle-friendliest place on the planet, publishes a biannual Bicycle Account, and buried in its pages is a rather astonishing fact.
grist.org
November 21, 2025 at 12:40 AM
“One mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.”
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
“Which means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.” #CityMakingMath
Some costs aren’t costs.
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Remember: If unions didn’t matter, powerful corporations wouldn’t spend millions of dollars every year to stop workers from organizing. Solidarity with the thousands of unionized Starbucks workers who are on strike. Keep up the fight. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/20/s...
Starbucks Workers United escalates strike during busy holiday season
Starbucks Workers United is expanding the strike, but the company says it has not yet disrupted the key holiday season.
www.cnbc.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Remember: If unions didn’t matter, powerful corporations wouldn’t spend millions of dollars every year to stop workers from organizing. Solidarity with the thousands of unionized Starbucks workers who are on strike. Keep up the fight. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/20/s...
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Low-wage workers face impossible choices: buy groceries or heat the home, pay bills or the rent.
The 2025 Living Wage report calculates rates for 27 BC communities & finds an affordability crisis province-wide write authors @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and Anastasia French.
The 2025 Living Wage report calculates rates for 27 BC communities & finds an affordability crisis province-wide write authors @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and Anastasia French.
Opinion: B.C.’s low-wage workers can’t be forgotten despite economic headwinds
There is now a staggering $10-per-hour gap between B.C.’s minimum wage and the living wage in Metro Vancouver
vancouversun.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Low-wage workers face impossible choices: buy groceries or heat the home, pay bills or the rent.
The 2025 Living Wage report calculates rates for 27 BC communities & finds an affordability crisis province-wide write authors @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and Anastasia French.
The 2025 Living Wage report calculates rates for 27 BC communities & finds an affordability crisis province-wide write authors @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and Anastasia French.
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Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
November 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.
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While governments grapple with intensifying trade tensions, the daily struggles of over 700K low-wage British Columbians—whose paycheques don’t cover the cost of living— often go unnoticed write report authors @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and Anastasia French.
vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...
vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...
Opinion: B.C.’s low-wage workers can’t be forgotten despite economic headwinds
There is now a staggering $10-per-hour gap between B.C.’s minimum wage and the living wage in Metro Vancouver
vancouversun.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:10 PM
While governments grapple with intensifying trade tensions, the daily struggles of over 700K low-wage British Columbians—whose paycheques don’t cover the cost of living— often go unnoticed write report authors @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and Anastasia French.
vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...
vancouversun.com/opinion/op-e...
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ICYMI, senior economist & Living Wage 2025 report co-author @iglikaivanova.bsky.social spoke with CBC BC Today, on the 2025 Living Wage report. The rates in 27 BC communities exceed the minimum wage.
Learn more at a webinar on Wed with Iglika and co-author Anastasia French.
www.cbc.ca/listen/li...
Learn more at a webinar on Wed with Iglika and co-author Anastasia French.
www.cbc.ca/listen/li...
November 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
ICYMI, senior economist & Living Wage 2025 report co-author @iglikaivanova.bsky.social spoke with CBC BC Today, on the 2025 Living Wage report. The rates in 27 BC communities exceed the minimum wage.
Learn more at a webinar on Wed with Iglika and co-author Anastasia French.
www.cbc.ca/listen/li...
Learn more at a webinar on Wed with Iglika and co-author Anastasia French.
www.cbc.ca/listen/li...
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BC's living wage far outstrips the minimum wage.
Even though inflation has eased, there's a $10 gap between living & minimum wage facing nearly a third of Metro Vancouver's workforce. @iglikaivanova.bsky.social, co-ED of @bcpolicy.bsky.social, explains 👇
vancouversun.com/news/bc-livi...
Even though inflation has eased, there's a $10 gap between living & minimum wage facing nearly a third of Metro Vancouver's workforce. @iglikaivanova.bsky.social, co-ED of @bcpolicy.bsky.social, explains 👇
vancouversun.com/news/bc-livi...
The edge of poverty: B.C.'s living wage far outstrips the minimum wage
Even though inflation has eased from its record highs, there is a $10 gap between living and minimum wage in Metro Vancouver
vancouversun.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:51 PM
BC's living wage far outstrips the minimum wage.
Even though inflation has eased, there's a $10 gap between living & minimum wage facing nearly a third of Metro Vancouver's workforce. @iglikaivanova.bsky.social, co-ED of @bcpolicy.bsky.social, explains 👇
vancouversun.com/news/bc-livi...
Even though inflation has eased, there's a $10 gap between living & minimum wage facing nearly a third of Metro Vancouver's workforce. @iglikaivanova.bsky.social, co-ED of @bcpolicy.bsky.social, explains 👇
vancouversun.com/news/bc-livi...
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“Minimum wage is not enough to live on anywhere in the province and we need to work to close the gap,” with the living wage that is higher than the minimum wage everywhere in BC said @iglikaivanova.bsky.social.
With Living Wage BC we just released the 2025 report.
With Living Wage BC we just released the 2025 report.
The edge of poverty: B.C.'s living wage far outstrips the minimum wage
Even though inflation has eased from its record highs, there is a $10 gap between living and minimum wage in Metro Vancouver
vancouversun.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
“Minimum wage is not enough to live on anywhere in the province and we need to work to close the gap,” with the living wage that is higher than the minimum wage everywhere in BC said @iglikaivanova.bsky.social.
With Living Wage BC we just released the 2025 report.
With Living Wage BC we just released the 2025 report.
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Learn about concrete, data-driven policy solutions to tackle BC’s affordability challenges with the authors of this year’s Living Wage report.
@iglikaivanova.bsky.social & Anastasia French will discuss key findings, recommendations & answer your questions, Nov 19, noon PT.
bcpolicy.ca/events/
@iglikaivanova.bsky.social & Anastasia French will discuss key findings, recommendations & answer your questions, Nov 19, noon PT.
bcpolicy.ca/events/
November 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Learn about concrete, data-driven policy solutions to tackle BC’s affordability challenges with the authors of this year’s Living Wage report.
@iglikaivanova.bsky.social & Anastasia French will discuss key findings, recommendations & answer your questions, Nov 19, noon PT.
bcpolicy.ca/events/
@iglikaivanova.bsky.social & Anastasia French will discuss key findings, recommendations & answer your questions, Nov 19, noon PT.
bcpolicy.ca/events/
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Very important report by @iglikaivanova.bsky.social
Minimum wage in metro Vancouver is $10 short PER HOUR of what’s needed to survive here. No wonder all my students work fulltime, or almost full time.
No wonder too *ALL* the professionals I know have side hustles or second jobs. We’re all broke.
Minimum wage in metro Vancouver is $10 short PER HOUR of what’s needed to survive here. No wonder all my students work fulltime, or almost full time.
No wonder too *ALL* the professionals I know have side hustles or second jobs. We’re all broke.
The edge of poverty: B.C.'s living wage far outstrips the minimum wage vancouversun.com/news/bc-livi...
November 16, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Very important report by @iglikaivanova.bsky.social
Minimum wage in metro Vancouver is $10 short PER HOUR of what’s needed to survive here. No wonder all my students work fulltime, or almost full time.
No wonder too *ALL* the professionals I know have side hustles or second jobs. We’re all broke.
Minimum wage in metro Vancouver is $10 short PER HOUR of what’s needed to survive here. No wonder all my students work fulltime, or almost full time.
No wonder too *ALL* the professionals I know have side hustles or second jobs. We’re all broke.
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How is the annual living wage calculated and why is there such a wide gap between the minimum and living wages in BC?
Join a webinar on Wed Nov 19, noon PT, with this year’s report authors @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and Anastasia French to find out about this and more.
bcpolicy.ca/events/
Join a webinar on Wed Nov 19, noon PT, with this year’s report authors @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and Anastasia French to find out about this and more.
bcpolicy.ca/events/
November 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
How is the annual living wage calculated and why is there such a wide gap between the minimum and living wages in BC?
Join a webinar on Wed Nov 19, noon PT, with this year’s report authors @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and Anastasia French to find out about this and more.
bcpolicy.ca/events/
Join a webinar on Wed Nov 19, noon PT, with this year’s report authors @iglikaivanova.bsky.social and Anastasia French to find out about this and more.
bcpolicy.ca/events/
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Starbucks workers in the US are on strike. Think twice before you pop in to grab a peppermint mocha. Respect the picket line and help workers secure a fair deal.
Worker rights anywhere are worker rights everywhere.
jacobin.com/2025/11/star...
Worker rights anywhere are worker rights everywhere.
jacobin.com/2025/11/star...
Unionized Starbucks Workers Are on Strike Across the US
Starbucks workers at 65 stores in 40 cities across the US walked out Thursday, striking against what they describe as unfair labor practices and the company’s stonewalling at the bargaining table. The...
jacobin.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Starbucks workers in the US are on strike. Think twice before you pop in to grab a peppermint mocha. Respect the picket line and help workers secure a fair deal.
Worker rights anywhere are worker rights everywhere.
jacobin.com/2025/11/star...
Worker rights anywhere are worker rights everywhere.
jacobin.com/2025/11/star...
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Ironically, PM Carney skipped COP30 in Brazil, to announce that the federal government will fast-track the American-owned Ksi Lisims liquefied natural gas project in British Columbia. 👎😒
Media release> dsfdn.org/CarneySkipsC...
Media release> dsfdn.org/CarneySkipsC...
November 13, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Ironically, PM Carney skipped COP30 in Brazil, to announce that the federal government will fast-track the American-owned Ksi Lisims liquefied natural gas project in British Columbia. 👎😒
Media release> dsfdn.org/CarneySkipsC...
Media release> dsfdn.org/CarneySkipsC...
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We can no longer ignore the widening gap between the low wages many people earn & the actual costs of living in our province.
Across BC, living wages range from $21.55 in Grand Forks to $29.60 in Whistler.
Find out more: bcpolicy.ca/living-wage/
Across BC, living wages range from $21.55 in Grand Forks to $29.60 in Whistler.
Find out more: bcpolicy.ca/living-wage/
BC Living Wage 2025
The living wage for Metro Vancouver is now $10 higher than the minimum wage. The highest expense in people's budget is...
bcpolicy.ca
November 14, 2025 at 6:49 PM
We can no longer ignore the widening gap between the low wages many people earn & the actual costs of living in our province.
Across BC, living wages range from $21.55 in Grand Forks to $29.60 in Whistler.
Find out more: bcpolicy.ca/living-wage/
Across BC, living wages range from $21.55 in Grand Forks to $29.60 in Whistler.
Find out more: bcpolicy.ca/living-wage/
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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.
bcpolicy.ca/events/
Find out what the living wage means for BC workers today what has changed since last year.
bcpolicy.ca/events/
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/
The BC govt is eliminating spousal clawbacks for couples with both spouses on Disability Assistance. This isn't a full removal of the spousal cap but it's a big deal. Congrats to all the advocates who fought hard for this! @disaballiancebc.bsky.social #bcpoli disabilityalliancebc.org/province-ann...
Province announces changes to spousal clawbacks | DABC
disabilityalliancebc.org
November 13, 2025 at 11:32 PM
The BC govt is eliminating spousal clawbacks for couples with both spouses on Disability Assistance. This isn't a full removal of the spousal cap but it's a big deal. Congrats to all the advocates who fought hard for this! @disaballiancebc.bsky.social #bcpoli disabilityalliancebc.org/province-ann...
Want to see what government programs are actually worth to working families? Our 2025 Living Wage Report breaks down how each program affects what workers need to earn to make ends meet in Metro Vancouver.
Read our report: bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
#LivingWage #SocialPrograms #bcpoli
Read our report: bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
#LivingWage #SocialPrograms #bcpoli
November 13, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Want to see what government programs are actually worth to working families? Our 2025 Living Wage Report breaks down how each program affects what workers need to earn to make ends meet in Metro Vancouver.
Read our report: bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
#LivingWage #SocialPrograms #bcpoli
Read our report: bcpolicy.ca/living-wage
#LivingWage #SocialPrograms #bcpoli
If you want to learn more about the living wage and how we can close the big gap between the BC minimum wage & living wages across the province, join me and Anastasia French (Living Wage BC) for a free webinar next Wednesday, Nov 19.
Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#LivingWage #bcpoli
Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#LivingWage #bcpoli
November 13, 2025 at 8:45 PM
If you want to learn more about the living wage and how we can close the big gap between the BC minimum wage & living wages across the province, join me and Anastasia French (Living Wage BC) for a free webinar next Wednesday, Nov 19.
Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#LivingWage #bcpoli
Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#LivingWage #bcpoli
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READ THIS!
www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/11/12/o...
$200K to litigate a case against a social assistance recipient who *may* have received $10K in CERB overpayments is not an "inefficiency", but collecting unpaid taxes on luxury yachts or planes *is* a waste of bureaucratic time?
MAKE IT MAKE SENSE
www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/11/12/o...
$200K to litigate a case against a social assistance recipient who *may* have received $10K in CERB overpayments is not an "inefficiency", but collecting unpaid taxes on luxury yachts or planes *is* a waste of bureaucratic time?
MAKE IT MAKE SENSE
Op-Ed: Ottawa's costly pursuit of the poor
The government cites inefficiency as a reason to end taxes on vacant homes and yachts — yet keeps pouring money into futile litigation over pandemic-era benefits
www.canadianaffairs.news
November 13, 2025 at 6:16 PM
READ THIS!
www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/11/12/o...
$200K to litigate a case against a social assistance recipient who *may* have received $10K in CERB overpayments is not an "inefficiency", but collecting unpaid taxes on luxury yachts or planes *is* a waste of bureaucratic time?
MAKE IT MAKE SENSE
www.canadianaffairs.news/2025/11/12/o...
$200K to litigate a case against a social assistance recipient who *may* have received $10K in CERB overpayments is not an "inefficiency", but collecting unpaid taxes on luxury yachts or planes *is* a waste of bureaucratic time?
MAKE IT MAKE SENSE
New 2025 living wage calculations are out for 27 communities in BC. Check what the living wage is where you live at bcpolicy.ca/living-wage/...
Thanks to @wildebeest.design for the map & for making our report and factsheets look great.
Thanks to @wildebeest.design for the map & for making our report and factsheets look great.
November 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
New 2025 living wage calculations are out for 27 communities in BC. Check what the living wage is where you live at bcpolicy.ca/living-wage/...
Thanks to @wildebeest.design for the map & for making our report and factsheets look great.
Thanks to @wildebeest.design for the map & for making our report and factsheets look great.
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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
Rising costs have pushed Metro Vancouver's living wage to $27.85/hr.
Across BC, living wages range from $21.55 in Grand Forks to $29.60 in Whistler.
We can no longer ignore the widening gap between the low wages many people earn & the actual costs of living. #bcpoli
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage/
Across BC, living wages range from $21.55 in Grand Forks to $29.60 in Whistler.
We can no longer ignore the widening gap between the low wages many people earn & the actual costs of living. #bcpoli
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage/
BC Living Wage 2025
The living wage for Metro Vancouver is now $10 higher than the minimum wage. The highest expense in people's budget is...
bcpolicy.ca
November 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Rising costs have pushed Metro Vancouver's living wage to $27.85/hr.
Across BC, living wages range from $21.55 in Grand Forks to $29.60 in Whistler.
We can no longer ignore the widening gap between the low wages many people earn & the actual costs of living. #bcpoli
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage/
Across BC, living wages range from $21.55 in Grand Forks to $29.60 in Whistler.
We can no longer ignore the widening gap between the low wages many people earn & the actual costs of living. #bcpoli
bcpolicy.ca/living-wage/
Reposted by Iglika Ivanova
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