Toronto: A great city if you can afford it, yet Canada has lowest wages in Western world

let's see $4.74 x 5 (60 minutes divided by 12 = 5) = 23.70

so this story is claiming torontonians make $23.70 per hour?


WTF? the professional class struggles to reach $23.70 per hour


Management

NOC Occupational title Average High Low
0111 Financial Managers $28.20 $42.75 $15.70
0112 Human Resources Managers $28.60 $42.80 $14.90
0113 Purchasing Managers $25.95 $37.70 $15.40
0114 Other Administrative Services Managers $21.55 $32.05 $12.15
0121 Insurance, Real Estate and Financial Brokerage Managers $31.30 $41.65 $17.00
0122 Banking, Credit and Other Investment Managers $28.00 $37.45 $18.30
0123 Other Business Services Managers $28.20 $40.35 $16.50
0131 Telecommunication Carriers Managers $30.15 $40.15 $17.50
0211 Engineering Managers $33.80 $47.35 $20.40
0212 Architecture and Science Managers $31.30 $43.55 $20.80
0213 Computer and Information Systems Managers $37.10 $51.00 $21.10
0314 Managers in Social, Community and Correctional Services $22.00 $32.60 $14.10
0611 Sales, Marketing and Advertising Managers $24.65 $37.00 $14.00
0621 Retail Trade Managers $14.05 $19.60 $9.65
0631 Restaurant and Food Service Managers $12.55 $16.95 $8.90
0632 Accommodation Service Managers $14.25 $19.60 $9.40
0711 Construction Managers $30.69 -- --
0721 Facility Operation and Maintenance Managers $17.20 $25.00 $10.00
0911 Manufacturing Managers $24.55 $36.10 $14.75

Business, Finance and Administration

NOC Occupational title Average High Low
1111 Financial Auditors and Accountants $30.96 -- --
1112 Financial and Investment Analysts $26.20 $35.65 $17.50
1113 Securities Agents, Investment Dealers and Brokers $60.93 -- --
1114 Other Financial Officers $20.40 $28.15 $13.00
1121 Specialists in Human Resources $25.30 $35.00 $16.00
1122 Professional Occupations in Business Services to Management $26.45 $39.35 $14.45
1211 Supervisors, General Office and Administrative Support Clerks $17.50 $27.00 $10.05
1212 Supervisors, Finance and Insurance Clerks $19.40 $26.45 $11.50
1213 Supervisors, Library, Correspondence and Related Information Clerks $17.80 $24.75 $11.50
1215 Supervisors, Recording, Distributing and Scheduling Occupations $16.30 $22.65 $11.00
1221 Administrative Officers $18.00 $24.60 $12.20
1222 Executive Assistants $21.35 $26.75 $15.85
1223 Personnel and Recruitment Officers $18.65 $28.75 $10.00
1224 Property Administrators $18.10 $26.50 $11.45
1225 Purchasing Agents and Officers $20.55 $28.00 $14.00
1226 Conference and Event Planners $17.85 $24.05 $12.00
1231 Bookkeepers $15.85 $20.25 $10.70
1232 Loan Officers $18.00 $22.05 $14.05
1233 Insurance Adjusters and Claims Examiners $22.95 $30.40 $16.45
1234 Insurance Underwriters $20.80 $27.45 $14.80
1241 Secretaries (Except Legal and Medical) $18.55 $24.45 $12.00
1242 Legal Secretaries $18.75 $25.00 $11.00
1243 Medical Secretaries $16.45 $20.90 $12.00
1413 Records Management and Filing Clerks $14.65 $20.00 $10.00
1414 Receptionists and Switchboard Operators $13.15 $17.00 $10.00
1422 Data Entry Clerks $12.80 $17.35 $9.65
1423 Desktop Publishing Operators and Related Occupations $14.15 $20.15 $10.00
1424 Telephone Operators $11.25 $14.95 $8.00
1431 Accounting and Related Clerks $15.45 $19.65 $11.25
1432 Payroll Clerks $19.50 $24.15 $14.40
1433 Customer Service Representatives - Financial Services $14.10 $18.10 $10.00
1434 Banking, Insurance and Other Financial Clerks $15.85 $20.70 $11.85
1435 Collectors $13.70 $19.15 $9.90
1441 Administrative Clerks $16.00 $21.30 $11.05
1442 Personnel Clerks $17.30 $22.85 $10.40
1452 Correspondence, Publication and Related Clerks $15.35 $20.50 $10.00
1453 Customer Service, Information and Related Clerks $13.80 $18.55 $9.50
1454 Survey Interviewers and Statistical Clerks $11.00 $13.90 $8.50
1461 Mail, Postal and Related Clerks $13.00 $17.75 $9.50
1462 Letter Carriers $21.00 $22.20 $20.00
1463 Couriers, Messengers and Door-to-Door Distributors $12.20 $15.30 $9.25
1471 Shippers and Receivers $12.60 $16.70 $9.25
1472 Storekeepers and Parts Clerks $12.10 $17.05 $8.50
1473 Production Clerks $15.00 $21.55 $9.00
1474 Purchasing and Inventory Clerks $14.75 $20.25 $8.90
1475 Dispatchers and Radio Operators $15.60 $22.35 $10.30
1476 Transportation Route and Crew Schedulers $15.75 $21.55 $10.95

Natural Applied Sciences

NOC Occupational title Average High Low
2121 Biologists and Related Scientists $23.95 $34.10 $16.35
2131 Civil Engineers $24.85 $36.45 $14.60
2132 Mechanical Engineers $31.25 -- --
2133 Electrical and Electronics Engineers $27.95 $41.05 $17.00
2134 Chemical Engineers $27.05 $34.60 $19.25
2141 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineers $25.75 $32.90 $15.85
2147 Computer Engineers (Except Software Engineers) $33.03 -- --
2151 Architects $25.45 $34.40 $19.00
2153 Urban and Land Use Planners $28.65 $35.90 $18.00
2154 Land Surveyors $20.70 $25.80 $15.30
2161 Mathematicians, Statisticians and Actuaries $29.10 $41.25 $20.45
2172 Database Analysts and Data Administrators $20.65 $31.90 $13.40
2173 Software Engineers $33.00 $43.65 $22.00
2174 Computer Programmers and Interactive Media Developers $28.70 $37.45 $18.05
2175 Web Designers and Developers $21.65 $30.35 $13.00
2211 Chemical Technologists and Technicians $16.60 $25.40 $11.00
2221 Biological Technologists and Technicians $18.20 $25.45 $11.90
2225 Landscape and Horticultural Technicians and Specialists $14.20 $18.30 $10.25
2232 Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians $21.05 $29.50 $13.50
2233 Industrial Engineering and Manufacturing Technologists and Technicians $22.56 -- --
2234 Construction Estimators $18.50 $27.40 $12.50
2241 Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technologists and Technicians $16.70 $26.15 $11.00
2242 Electronic Service Technicians (Household and Business Equipment) $15.40 $21.00 $11.00
2251 Architectural Technologists and Technicians $19.85 $24.25 $15.00
2253 Drafting Technologists and Technicians $19.10 $24.90 $14.00
2255 Mapping and Related Technologists and Technicians $19.05 $28.00 $12.00
2281 Computer and Network Operators and Web Technicians $20.50 $28.25 $13.45
2282 User Support Technicians $17.10 $22.65 $12.00
2283 Systems Testing Technicians $23.60 $33.70 $15.00

Health

NOC Occupational title Average High Low
3113 Dentists $59.01 -- --
3121 Optometrists $41.81 -- --
3131 Pharmacists $40.80 $45.00 $36.80
3132 Dietitians and Nutritionists $30.25 $36.05 $17.50
3141 Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists $34.35 $39.75 $29.00
3142 Physiotherapists $34.00 $36.60 $29.75
3143 Occupational Therapists $32.25 $36.05 $28.45
3151 Head Nurses and Supervisors $24.27 -- --
3152 Registered Nurses $29.55 $35.60 $22.40
3211 Medical Laboratory Technologists and Pathologists' Assistants $28.70 $33.15 $24.00
3212 Medical Laboratory Technicians $16.10 $21.85 $11.05
3213 Veterinary and Animal Health Technologists and Technicians $15.40 $18.20 $11.00
3215 Medical Radiation Technologists $30.75 $34.50 $25.65
3222 Dental Hygienists and Dental Therapists $38.00 $41.00 $33.50
3223 Dental Technologists, Technicians and Laboratory Bench Workers $14.90 $20.00 $10.00
3233 Licensed Practical Nurses $20.65 $24.00 $17.50
3411 Dental Assistants $16.65 $20.25 $12.50
3413 Nurse Aides, Orderlies and Patient Service Associates $15.40 $18.20 $11.90
3414 Other Assisting Occupations in Support of Health Services $13.85 $18.90 $9.75

Social Science, Education and Government

NOC Occupational title Average High Low
4112 Lawyers and Quebec Notaries $30.05 $39.95 $20.00
4122 Post-Secondary Teaching and Research Assistants $18.60 $27.95 $10.00
4131 College and Other Vocational Instructors $28.90 $36.45 $15.45
4141 Secondary School Teachers $27.60 $36.40 $19.35
4142 Elementary School and Kindergarten Teachers $26.40 $34.05 $19.00
4151 Psychologists $30.65 $40.95 $18.65
4152 Social Workers $26.05 $35.65 $16.50
4153 Family, Marriage and Other Related Counsellors $19.35 $26.20 $13.50
4161 Natural and Applied Science Policy Researchers, Consultants and Program Officers $24.95 $39.80 $13.25
4162 Economists and Economic Policy Researchers and Analysts $30.20 $40.70 $20.60
4163 Business Development Officers and Marketing Researchers and Consultants $20.85 $32.50 $10.80
4164 Social Policy Researchers, Consultants and Program Officers $22.90 $35.60 $12.00
4165 Health Policy Researchers, Consultants and Program Officers $26.55 $36.35 $16.20
4166 Education Policy Researchers, Consultants and Program Officers $22.70 $31.75 $14.35
4167 Recreation, Sports and Fitness Program Supervisors and Consultants $16.85 $23.10 $10.15
4212 Community and Social Service Workers $18.35 $23.65 $12.85
4213 Employment Counsellors $20.10 $23.90 $16.15
4215 Instructors and Teachers of Persons with Disabilities $20.20 $25.85 $13.65

Art, Culture, Recreation and Sport

NOC Occupational title Average High Low
5111 Librarians $23.65 $29.05 $18.35
5121 Authors and Writers $26.80 $36.50 $17.95
5122 Editors $21.35 $30.75 $12.80
5123 Journalists $23.10 $31.65 $13.00
5124 Professional Occupations in Public Relations and Communications $22.60 $32.95 $12.85
5125 Translators, Terminologists and Interpreters $22.65 $31.25 $16.00
5131 Producers, Directors, Choreographers and Related Occupations $26.60 $42.10 $14.20
5211 Library and Archive Technicians and Assistants $20.15 $22.95 $16.85
5212 Technical Occupations Related to Museums and Art Galleries $17.30 $23.25 $10.00
5222 Film and Video Camera Operators $17.95 $26.00 $8.75
5223 Graphic Arts Technicians $17.10 $24.05 $10.00
5225 Audio and Video Recording Technicians $22.40 $31.35 $12.50
5226 Other Technical and Coordinating Occupations in Motion Pictures, Broadcasting and the Performing Arts $20.55 $28.60 $12.50
5227 Support Occupations in Motion Pictures, Broadcasting and the Performing Arts $14.20 $21.75 $10.00
5241 Graphic Designers and Illustrators $20.05 $28.65 $12.35
5242 Interior Designers $22.10 $31.05 $14.00
5243 Theatre, Fashion, Exhibit and Other Creative Designers $16.85 $25.00 $10.00
5254 Program Leaders and Instructors in Recreation and Sport $14.35 $20.75 $9.00

Sales and Service

NOC Occupational title Average High Low
6211 Retail Trade Supervisors $11.15 $15.40 $8.10
6212 Food Service Supervisors $10.75 $14.00 $8.25
6215 Cleaning Supervisors $12.65 $16.85 $8.90
6216 Other Service Supervisors $12.95 $17.30 $10.00
6221 Technical Sales Specialists - Wholesale Trade $18.65 $28.85 $11.05
6231 Insurance Agents and Brokers $20.35 $25.75 $15.00
6232 Real Estate Agents and Salespersons $30.39 -- --
6233 Retail and Wholesale Buyers $13.55 $20.35 $8.50
6241 Chefs $15.87 -- --
6242 Cooks $10.95 $14.00 $8.00
6251 Butchers and Meat Cutters - Retail and Wholesale $12.90 $17.00 $8.20
6252 Bakers $11.00 $14.95 $8.25
6271 Hairstylists and Barbers $9.55 $12.90 $7.50
6411 Sales Representatives - Wholesale Trade (Non-Technical) $15.70 $22.55 $9.30
6421 Retail Salespersons and Sales Clerks $10.10 $13.55 $7.90
6431 Travel Counsellors $14.50 $19.95 $10.00
6432 Pursers and Flight Attendants $19.05 $26.60 $12.70
6434 Ticket Agents, Cargo Service Representatives and Related Clerks (Except Airline) $13.95 $20.00 $8.15
6435 Hotel Front Desk Clerks $11.40 $14.00 $8.15
6451 Maîtres d'hôtel and Hosts/Hostesses $8.95 $11.45 $7.45
6452 Bartenders $8.60 $12.00 $6.50
6453 Food and Beverage Servers $7.85 $10.00 $6.50
6465 Other Protective Service Occupations $12.50 $17.75 $9.00
6471 Visiting Homemakers, Housekeepers and Related Occupations $12.90 $16.15 $9.35
6472 Elementary and Secondary School Teacher Assistants $20.45 $23.05 $16.75
6474 Babysitters, Nannies and Parents' Helpers $10.20 $13.50 $7.45
6482 Estheticians, Electrologists and Related Occupations $11.20 $14.30 $8.45
6483 Pet Groomers and Animal Care Workers $11.90 $15.85 $8.55
6611 Cashiers $8.65 $10.40 $7.50
6621 Service Station Attendants $8.65 $10.00 $7.50
6622 Grocery Clerks and Store Shelf Stockers $10.50 $13.45 $8.00
6623 Other Elemental Sales Occupations $10.55 $12.00 $8.60
6641 Food Counter Attendants, Kitchen Helpers and Related Occupations $9.70 $13.05 $7.50
6651 Security Guards and Related Occupations $10.80 $13.55 $9.00
6661 Light Duty Cleaners $11.25 $14.70 $8.20
6662 Specialized Cleaners $12.15 $15.10 $9.15
6663 Janitors, Caretakers and Building Superintendents $13.30 $18.65 $8.75
6671 Operators and Attendants in Amusement, Recreation and Sport $10.05 $13.00 $7.45
6672 Other Attendants in Accommodation and Travel $12.55 $15.35 $8.55
6681 Dry Cleaning and Laundry Occupations $11.10 $14.95 $8.00
6682 Ironing, Pressing and Finishing Occupations $10.25 $14.50 $7.60
6683 Other Elemental Service Occupations $10.20 $12.80 $8.00

Trades, Transport and Equipment Operators

NOC Occupational title Average High Low
7217 Contractors and Supervisors, Heavy Construction Equipment Crews $24.45 $31.00 $15.00
7219 Contractors and Supervisors, Other Construction Trades, Installers, Repairers and Servicers $23.25 $31.00 $12.60
7232 Tool and Die Makers $24.74 -- --
7241 Electricians (Except Industrial and Power System) $22.00 $32.10 $13.95
7242 Industrial Electricians $24.15 $31.70 $16.00
7245 Telecommunications Line and Cable Workers $16.35 $22.50 $12.00
7246 Telecommunications Installation and Repair Workers $18.40 $29.65 $10.10
7251 Plumbers $21.15 $31.75 $13.20
7252 Steamfitters, Pipefitters and Sprinkler System Installers $25.50 $33.50 $18.20
7253 Gas Fitters $17.10 $24.25 $9.00
7261 Sheet Metal Workers $23.85 $34.15 $13.75
7262 Boilermakers $28.15 $34.80 $19.45
7263 Structural Metal and Platework Fabricators and Fitters $19.05 $23.35 $14.40
7264 Ironworkers $29.30 $33.30 $24.00
7265 Welders and Related Machine Operators $16.25 $21.00 $11.10
7271 Carpenters $22.55 $30.65 $14.00
7272 Cabinetmakers $16.70 $21.15 $12.00
7281 Bricklayers $29.05 $32.85 $21.85
7282 Concrete Finishers $27.65 $30.15 $21.00
7283 Tilesetters $21.80 $29.70 $13.00
7284 Plasterers, Drywall Installers and Finishers and Lathers $23.15 $31.15 $13.35
7291 Roofers and Shinglers $18.85 $25.00 $12.00
7292 Glaziers $19.85 $30.00 $11.25
7293 Insulators $23.95 $33.90 $14.00
7294 Painters and Decorators $16.55 $22.65 $10.15
7311 Construction Millwrights and Industrial Mechanics (Except Textile) $22.25 $31.00 $14.50
7312 Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics -- $34.00 $22.00
7313 Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanics $18.35 $28.00 $12.00
7321 Automotive Service Technicians, Truck Mechanics and Mechanical Repairers -- $30.00 $14.00
7322 Motor Vehicle Body Repairers $15.15 $20.00 $9.40
7332 Electric Appliance Servicers and Repairers $15.25 $21.00 $10.85
7341 Upholsterers $15.95 $20.50 $11.00
7342 Tailors, Dressmakers, Furriers and Milliners $11.50 $15.00 $7.75
7371 Crane Operators $24.40 $32.70 $14.15
7381 Printing Press Operators $18.30 $28.00 $10.40
7411 Truck Drivers $17.90 $21.50 $14.00
7414 Delivery and Courier Service Drivers $12.95 $17.00 $9.50
7421 Heavy Equipment Operators (Except Crane) $25.70 $30.10 $17.55
7422 Public Works Maintenance Equipment Operators $18.90 $22.45 $15.00
7441 Residential and Commercial Installers and Servicers $14.70 $18.90 $11.00
7443 Automotive Mechanical Installers and Servicers $10.65 $15.50 $8.00
7452 Material Handlers $12.45 $17.00 $8.95
7611 Construction Trades Helpers and Labourers $22.85 $29.65 $13.50
7612 Other Trades Helpers and Labourers $12.00 $16.70 $8.00
7621 Public Works and Maintenance Labourers $15.55 $21.15 $9.50
7622 Railway and Motor Transport Labourers $12.30 $16.00 $9.25

Primary Industry

NOC Occupational title Average High Low
8255 Landscaping and Grounds Maintenance Contractors and Managers $14.50 $19.00 $10.00
8256 Supervisors, Landscape and Horticulture $16.45 $21.00 $11.00
8431 General Farm Workers $10.75 $13.65 $8.00
8611 Harvesting Labourers $9.35 $12.50 $7.50
8612 Landscaping and Grounds Maintenance Labourers $13.30 $17.00 $10.00

Processing, Manufacturing and Utilities

NOC Occupational title Average High Low
9411 Machine Operators, Mineral and Metal Processing $15.45 $21.15 $10.00
9412 Foundry Workers $13.40 $17.90 $9.50
9413 Glass Forming and Finishing Machine Operators and Glass Cutters $13.80 $17.70 $9.50
9414 Concrete, Clay and Stone Forming Operators $15.45 $21.00 $10.45
9421 Chemical Plant Machine Operators $14.50 $21.85 $9.00
9422 Plastics Processing Machine Operators $12.25 $16.35 $9.00
9423 Rubber Processing Machine Operators and Related Workers $13.00 $18.25 $9.40
9435 Paper Converting Machine Operators $12.05 $19.45 $7.85
9441 Textile Fibre and Yarn Preparation Machine Operators $10.60 $13.85 $8.25
9442 Weavers, Knitters and Other Fabric-Making Occupations $10.25 $12.70 $8.00
9443 Textile Dyeing and Finishing Machine Operators $11.20 $15.00 $8.00
9444 Textile Inspectors, Graders and Samplers $9.20 $12.00 $7.50
9451 Sewing Machine Operators $9.80 $12.50 $7.75
9452 Fabric, Fur and Leather Cutters $11.80 $16.00 $8.00
9454 Inspectors and Testers, Fabric, Fur and Leather Products Manufacturing $9.60 $12.50 $7.45
9461 Process Control and Machine Operators, Food and Beverage Processing $13.75 $18.00 $9.00
9462 Industrial Butchers and Meat Cutters, Poultry Preparers and Related Workers $12.90 $16.90 $9.00
9471 Printing Machine Operators $12.95 $17.85 $9.00
9472 Camera, Platemaking and Other Pre-Press Occupations $15.15 $23.00 $10.40
9473 Binding and Finishing Machine Operators $13.20 $18.65 $9.00
9474 Photographic and Film Processors $12.15 $17.10 $8.85
9482 Motor Vehicle Assemblers, Inspectors and Testers $19.10 $27.20 $17.55
9483 Electronics Assemblers, Fabricators, Inspectors and Testers $11.40 $15.10 $8.60
9484 Assemblers and Inspectors, Electrical Appliance, Apparatus and Equipment Manufacturing $11.50 $16.65 $8.50
9485 Assemblers, Fabricators and Inspectors, Industrial Electrical Motors and Transformers $13.20 $20.15 $9.00
9486 Mechanical Assemblers and Inspectors $13.10 $17.40 $10.00
9487 Machine Operators and Inspectors, Electrical Apparatus Manufacturing $12.80 $18.50 $9.00
9492 Furniture and Fixture Assemblers and Inspectors $12.65 $16.75 $9.50
9493 Other Wood Products Assemblers and Inspectors $12.55 $16.00 $9.50
9494 Furniture Finishers and Refinishers $14.25 $19.00 $10.00
9495 Plastic Products Assemblers, Finishers and Inspectors $12.45 $17.45 $9.00
9496 Painters and Coaters - Industrial $14.50 $20.00 $10.00
9497 Plating, Metal Spraying and Related Operators $13.05 $17.50 $10.00
9498 Other Assemblers and Inspectors $11.70 $15.75 $8.65
9511 Machining Tool Operators $14.45 $19.25 $10.25
9512 Forging Machine Operators $14.15 $19.50 $10.65
9513 Woodworking Machine Operators $13.10 $16.85 $10.00
9514 Metalworking Machine Operators $14.85 $20.20 $10.50
9516 Other Metal Products Machine Operators $13.75 $19.50 $9.50
9517 Other Products Machine Operators $12.85 $18.50 $8.75
9611 Labourers in Mineral and Metal Processing $14.15 $20.80 $9.50
9612 Labourers in Metal Fabrication $12.95 $17.50 $9.00
9613 Labourers in Chemical Products Processing and Utilities $14.35 $22.10 $9.00
9614 Labourers in Wood, Pulp and Paper Processing $13.05 $19.85 $9.15
9615 Labourers in Rubber and Plastic Products Manufacturing $12.75 $18.15 $9.00
9616 Labourers in Textile Processing $11.25 $16.00 $7.50
9617 Labourers in Food, Beverage and Tobacco Processing $11.30 $16.00 $8.00
9619 Other Labourers in Processing, Manufacturing and Utilities $11.25 $16.25 $8.00

so, if the average wage is pegged at $23.70, i think, by law, the MINIMUM wage should be at least $15 per hour.

they have a law for everything else. why not one which protects our LIVELIHOOD?

proof: USA & CANADA have LOWEST WAGES! (the last figure for each country is what the min wage translates to in US dollars


Who Will Free The Americans From Lowest Minimum Wage, Uninsuredness, Homelessness and Worst Prison Industry in The Developed World? (Deepak Sarkar, 9/2/2006, www.kolki.com )



As US/Canada celebrates the Labour Day, it would be wise to review the minimum wages we pay to our citizens compared to other developed countries! A trillion dollar military spending during Peace time can make a country Military Super Power for a while destroying the very basis of America envisioned by the Founding Fathers making the current US administration their nightmares! During my 14 years of comfortable stay in USA I travelled through 34 States leisurely to find true America and found wonderful people many of them are overworked, working poor, helpless, un-insured, live in bad neighbourhoods unparallel in other Western World! Despite all talk of Democracy, signs of Feudalism still prominent segregating America by economic class where the Rich has no limit but the poor and their children are stuck in the mud of ghettos where guns, drugs and prostitutions create hell in Heaven! Hope one day it would be the Land of the Free, Home of the Braves!



Comparative Minimum Wages in the Developed Countries

Country
Minimum wage
% of GDP per capita
Annual wage (USD)

United States
Federal minimum wage is US$5.15 per hour. Workers under age 20 can be paid US$4.25 an hour for their first 90 days; some states also have minimum wage laws ranging from US$2.65.
25
10,712

Japan
ranges from 606 yen to 710 yen per hour;
32-37
11,436-13,3991

Canada
Set by each province and territory; minimum hourly wages vary from CAD$6.70 to CAD$8.00 in the provinces and up to CAD$8.50 in Nunavut; Ontario pays lower rate for youths; British Columbia has a lower rate for the first 500 hours in the workforce regardless of age;
32-42
11,157-14,590

New Zealand
NZ$10.25 per hour for workers 18 years old or older, and NZ$8.20 per hour for those aged 16 or 17
57
15,011

France
€8.03 per hour
54
18,175

Belgium
€1,243 a month for workers over 21 years of age; 18-year-olds must be paid at least 82% of the minimum, 19-year-olds 88%, and 20-year-olds 94% of the minimum.
52
18,550

United Kingdom
£5.05 per hour for 22-year-olds and above (except those within the first six months of their job and receiving accredited training) (£5.35 from October 2006); £4.25 per hour for 18-to-21-year-olds and those within the first six months of their job and receiving accredited training (£4.45 from October 2006); £3.00 per hour for under-18s who have finished compulsory education (£3.30 from October 2006);
52
19,098

Australia
AUD 484.40 per week; most workers receive higher wages through enterprise agreements or individual contracts; trainees and apprentices, who combine employment with accredited training have minimum wage rates which vary between AUD 173.00 and AUD 453.00 per week depending on the level of schooling completed
55
19,235

Netherlands
€1,264 per month plus 8% holiday allowance, summing to €1,349.14 (the amount is less for those 22 years old or younger)
53
20,134

Luxembourg
For a single worker over the age of 18 is €1,403 per month for unskilled workers, and €1,684 per month for skilled workers
28/33
20,938/25,131

Switzerland
None by law; it is normally 3,000 CHF a month set by collective agreements
57
28,911

Toronto 'seriously unaffordable': report
Last Updated: Tuesday, October 6, 2009 | 10:41 AM ET Comments2Recommend10CBC News
An annual assessment of living in Toronto has highlighted affordability as one of the main impediments for newcomers.

For eight years the Toronto Community Foundation has measured various aspects of life in Canada's largest city — 11 key indicators ranging from employment to housing to the environment.

In its report released Tuesday, Vital Signs Report 2009, the foundation says while the city has made improvements in areas like environment and safety, when it comes to housing Toronto is "seriously unaffordable."

Rahul Bhardwaj, president of the foundation, says the lack of affordable housing is the biggest detriment to young families and new immigrants wanting to live in Toronto — which ranked 190th out of the 215 cities surveyed.

"In 1970, two-thirds of Toronto neighbourhoods were middle-income," said Bhardwaj. "In 2005, that 66 per cent went down to 29 per cent — and it's projected that by 2025 it's only going to be 20 per cent."

Noha Hassan moved to Toronto from Egypt two years ago. Now she thinks she'd be better off back home.

"At the beginning of the month, when I pay everything I have to pay, there's not much left for me. The saving idea it is kind of like a dream — maybe I can save, maybe I can have the down payment," she said.

Toronto is the second-wealthiest city in Canada — coming just behind Vancouver in average annual income.

Combine the shrinking middle class with the city's aging population, Bhardwaj says, and Toronto could have problems holding on to a future labour force.

"We are in fact in a competition with a lot of other countries and we're not acting like it. So if we're serious about replenishing our work force with the best and the brightest, we've got to start making it worth people's while to come here," said Bhardwaj.
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pigmore wrote:
Posted 2009/10/06
at 11:27 AM ETThe whole thing is imploding under it's own stupidity. Without the middle and low income workers there will be no workforce and without a workforce there is no giant economic wheel. If nothing is produced there is no economy so all the upper class and wealthy are headed for a great fall. Socialism doesn't work and neither does capitalism so it's time we mutated into a social capitalist democracy. Only hitch is there are no leaders to lead us there. This type of system is existing in Europe and elsewhere so there is no reason that it couldn't work here.000Agree 0DisagreePolicy Report abusenavychief wrote:
Posted 2009/10/06
at 11:20 AM ETso far it sounds like the newly arrived Canadians are whining what do they expect when you move to 2nd most expensive city in Canada,there's lots of room way up north676Agree 7DisagreePolicy Report abuseDemo-ocracy wrote:
Posted 2009/10/06
at 10:50 AM ETSo please tell me, why did our federal government prop up the banks by buying $70 Billion in Mortgages, underwrite mortgage insurers to the tune of $200 Billion and give so much of the stimulus to the construction sector? High real estate values are a scourge on society that cause misery for the working class and doesn't even help the middle class.57757Agree 7DisagreePolicy Report abuse

hard times in the land of plenty

1 in 5 kids go to school each morning with no breakfast. 33% of young kids live in poverty, in this, Canada's showcase city


Poor get poorer in an affluent city

A report examining the social health of this city has found "startling contradictions." On the one hand, Toronto is becoming more prosperous. But with the recession hitting immigrants harder, children experiencing higher levels of poverty, and the number of middle-class families shrinking, the poor are getting poorer.

"The data confirms that Toronto is both highly desirable and seriously unaffordable,'' Rahul Bhardwaj, president and CEO of the Toronto Community Foundation, told a downtown audience Monday evening as he highlighted key findings in the organization's Vital Signs Report 2009.

On the plus side, the report shows Toronto ranked in the top 20 of 215 cities around the world for a highly desirable quality of life. It was Canada's second wealthiest centre in 2007, behind Vancouver – average net household worth in Toronto was $562,173, compared to $592,851 for Vancouver.

But when you drill down on some of the numbers, the picture looks less rosy.

One-third of Toronto's young children live in poverty; 60 per cent of poor children in the GTA live in Toronto proper.
Recent immigrants are more than three times as likely to have lost jobs in the economic downturn than their Canadian-born colleagues.
The proportion of middle-income earners in the city – described as those making between 20 per cent above and 20 per cent below the average individual income – dropped from 66 per cent to 29 per cent between 1970 to 2005. The median employment income for Toronto families in 2006 was $51,200 – more than $10,000 below the provincial median of $62,200 and below the national level of $58,300.
The report also found that while the city's housing market continues to weather the recession, the lack of home affordability threatens to put more residents on the street.

An 8-page special section on Vital Signs, called A City Snapshot, appears in some copies of today's Star.

1970: 66% were "middle-income earners"

now: 29%

by 2025: 20%

DISASTER!
FAIL!

TORONTO IS A FAILURE (and it's not the only one in North America!)

Been there.. It's the most un-friendly city next to New York

If Toronto, Quebec, Montreal & Vancouver were to disappear Canada's population would be 99% white.

Toronto sux!

I make $1100 per 12 hour shift in Saskatchewan.

I 2nd that emotion about the place - one of the worst cities I have visited

canada probably has the most natural resources in the world! second largest land mass, millions of lakes, rivers\ and streams, second in oil reserves, coveted lumber, gold, potash, coke etc!