Who Is Working For Minimum Wage In Ontario?
"Data from the Survey of Labour and Income Dynamics shows us that minimum wage work is not distributed equally across all Ontarians: women, racialized workers and recent immigrants are more likely to be working for minimum wage."
Findings include:
In 2011, the share of racialized employees at minimum wage is 47 percent higher than for the total population – 13.2 as compared to 9 percent.
Young workers are much more likely to be working for minimum wage than those who are over 25. But almost 40 percent of employees working for minimum wage, 183,000 Ontarians, were 25 years of age and over in 2011.
Read the full report here.
Wellesley Institute, October 8, 2013: "Who Is Working For Minimum Wage In Ontario?," by Sheila Block
Wellesley Institute, October 2013: "Who Is Working For Minimum Wage In Ontario?, by Sheila Block (12 pages, PDF)