Originally Posted by
songsc
Article 5 (page 15) of the link below:
http://www.unifor2002.org/getattachm...5-2020_en.aspx
I would say $13.5 is sufficient for people who just started their career. It's about $2160 per month. As long as one rents, takes public transit, and have some control over their spending, it's a living wage. I say so because not too long ago when I was a student with absolutely zero income, I spent less than $2000 per month and that was at downtown Toronto. It's not fun when I look back now, but definitely doable.
The living for Toronto is nowhere near $13.50 (
try $18.50). I could live off $50 worth of groceries a month, but doesn't mean others should or be justified as a form of social policy.
Many people have a cognitive bias that minimum wage workers are students or just starting out. They couldn't be more wrong. Living wages are about eradicating absolute poverty, not based on your age, or arbitrary probationary period.