Category: Minimum wage and debt

Minimum wage and debt

July 16, 2018

Incomes in Canada are not keeping pace with the cost of living which is driving people to be more dependent on credit cards. Minimum wage earners , as evidenced in the linked CBC story, are highly likely to incur debt they can’t realistically manage. According to Statistics Canada incomes increased between 2012 and 2016 by 1.8% […]