"There's just no place in Ontario where you could work a minimum wage job full time and be able to pay all your bills," said Craig Pickthorne.
"I was an empty nester and now they're all back home. Between utilities, gas hydro, phoneit's very hard," Mombourquette shared.
The living wage for the Greater Toronto Area in 2023 was at least $25.05 per hour, highlighting the gap from the updated minimum wage.
Mombourquette's family struggles with the rising cost of living as she now needs significantly more income to meet basic expenses.
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