Together, Let’s End Poverty in Calgary

A living wage reflects what people need to earn to maintain a modest standard of living based on the actual costs of living in a specific community. It is determined by calculating average expenses using local costs, subtracting taxes, and adding government transfers for a given household.

What do you think of when you hear the word poverty? Do you picture unhoused people living in shelters or on the street, or tiny run-down apartments in neglected neighbourhoods, or people waiting in line at a food bank? Poverty has many faces and it exists in every community in Calgary, and often, it's hidden in the least likely places. That's why we started publishing Poverty Profiles.

The Layers of Poverty in Calgary

Poverty is about so much more than just income. This year, we are asking the community to look beneath the surface of the metrics, and to learn the story behind them.