(November 19, 2015)<\/p>\n
By:\u00a0Sara Mojtehedzadeh, Work and Wealth Reporter<\/p>\n
While Ontario’s rich are getting richer, the province now has the highest proportion of minimum wage workers in the country \u2014 while social spending is now the lowest in Canada, according to a new report.<\/p>\n
General Motors, in Oshawa, has shed hundreds of jobs as some production shifted to the U.S. Ontario has lost almost 318,000 manufacturing jobs since 2000.<\/em><\/p>\n Job seekers beware: if you\u2019re looking for work in Ontario, hunker down for a long wait. And if you\u2019re lucky enough to snag something, get ready to work for the bare minimum.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Ontario now boasts the highest proportion of minimum wage workers in Canada and one of the worst rates of long-term unemployment in the country, according to a new report by an anti-poverty coalition representing 90 community and labour organizations across the province.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n