Housing costs pushed up Metro Vancouver’s living wage past $25 an hour this year — widening the gap between what many workers earn and what they need to make rent. Zak Vescera reports. Zak is The Tyee's labour reporter. Published Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023. https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/11/08/Vancouver-Living-Wage-Jumps-Again/

Vancouver’s Living Wage Jumps Again

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