About half of Nova Scotia workers earn below a living wage, report says

About half of workers in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador earn less than a living wage, according to a Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives report. It puts Nova Scotia's living wage at nearly $29 an hour for a household of two full-time working adults and two young children, nearly $12 above the $17 minimum wage. Rising rent drove the sharpest increase, in the northern mainland. The report urges using the living wage to set minimum wages. The Labour Department says the minimum rose more than 30 per cent since 2021 and wage increases must stay predictable for small businesses.