Toronto-area workers need $27.60 an hour to cover basic costs, group says

People in the Greater Toronto Area, or GTA, need to earn at least $27.60 an hour to have a reasonable standard of living. The Ontario Living Wage Network, a non-profit group, says this. A living wage is the pay a person needs to cover costs like food, housing and transportation. The GTA's living wage is Ontario's highest. It is $9.65 more than Ontario's minimum wage of $17.95. The minimum wage is the lowest pay allowed by law. The group says minimum wage is not enough anywhere in Ontario. A small business group says many businesses cannot pay a living wage.