Newfoundland and Labrador’s - 2023 Living Wages - Seeking a Better Deal for Low-Wage Workers

Thanks to Chelsea The opinions and recommendations in this Driscoll, who provided invaluable analysis and data/formula input to the report, and any errors, are those of the authors, tax and transfer calculations of the living wage rates, as well as advice and do not necessarily reflect the views of the and support. [...] We also acknowledge the island of Ktaqmkuk (Newfoundland) as the unceded, traditional territory of the Beothuk and the Mi’kmaq, and we acknowledge Labrador as the traditional and ancestral homelands of the Innu of Nitassinan, the Inuit of Nunatsiavut, and the Inuit of NunatuKavut. [...] Comparing the 2023 NL living wage rates to other parts of the country where the methodology is similar,20 we see that the Labrador-Northern Peninsula wage is not only the highest in NL but also in the country. [...] The higher cost of living in Labrador and the Northern Peninsula — particularly for food is why the living wage is higher in that region — to put it simply, it’s more expensive for a low-income family to live there, so they have to make more in the labour market to cover those costs. [...] It’s gone before they even got it out of the box to put it on the shelf.” Social inclusion — it’s about the little things as well… The social inclusion portion of the budget is designed to allow the household to participate fully in their community, to afford expenses that might alleviate the stigma they feel from their economic situation, and to enable them to go to a movie or do something for th.