Vibrant Communities Calgary has released a new report revealing the city’s living wage is $26.50 an hour, up two dollars an hour from last year.

University of Calgary student Taq Thajudeen tells CityNews that the wage hike has been tough, as the cost of living in Calgary rises.

“It’s affecting everyone, especially as time continues and especially international students in the area. Our program has a lot more international students than other faculties I’ve noticed,” he said. “Combined with needing loans, scholarships, it really impacts the way people live and balance work, especially in an academically intensive program like ours.”

Dani Deboice, executive director with Vibrant Communities Calgary, says the city’s living wage is now close to 77 per cent higher than the minimum wage in Al

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