The $10 gap: Why Ontario’s minimum wage still falls short of a living wage

Ontario’s minimum wage rose from $16.55 to $17.60 an hour this October, a modest boost for thousands of workers. But in many parts of the province, that wage still falls far short of what is needed to cover the essentials. In the Greater Toronto Area, the Ontario Living Wage Network (OLWN) calculates a full-time worker needs $27.20 an hour to make ends meet (1).

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