Taft, Dr. Kevin (AL, Edmonton-Riverview)
Agricultural workers
Cross-ministry initiatives re ... EC187 Exclusion from workers' compensation coverage ... EC187 Reports re ... EC187 Workplace health and safety legislation coverage ... EC187
Alberta College of Social Workers
Minimum wage policy review, oral presentation ... EC319
Alberta Minimum Wage Profile
General remarks ... EC311
Alberta Students' Executive Council
Minimum wage policy review, oral presentation ... EC314
Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton, Office for Social Justice
Minimum wage policy review, oral presentation ... EC322
Children and poverty
Impacts of ... EC317 School breakfast and lunch programs ... EC317 Statistics re ... EC317
Dept. of Employment and Immigration
Main estimates 2010-11, debated ... EC187-88
Dept. of Employment and Immigration - Minimum wage policy review
Disabled
Minimum wage policy review, participation in ... EC294, 304
Disabled - Employment
Minimum wage exemption under Employment Standards Code ... EC294
Edmonton Gleaners Association
History of food bank ... EC322
Edmonton Social Planning Council
Minimum wage policy review, oral presentation ... EC311
Education
Interrelation with poverty and hunger ... EC317
Employment Standards Code
Agricultural workers' coverage under ... EC187 Exemptions to minimum wage under ... EC294
Family farms
Workplace standards re ... EC187
Fatalities , Work-related
Leading causes of ... EC188
Food and beverage service industry
Minimum wage earners in ... EC311
Guaranteed annual income
General remarks ... EC292
Holy Cross hospital , Calgary
Class-action lawsuit related to asbestos ... EC188
Hunger
Interrelation with poverty and academic achievement ... EC317
Labour force survey (Statistics Canada)
General remarks ... EC292
Low-income earners
Income disparities, relation of minimum wage to ... EC281, 292 Statistics re ... EC311
Low-Income Programs Review (2003)
Recommendations of ... EC188
Medical care system - Finance
Cost of, impact of poverty on ... EC319
Minimum wage
Exemptions from ... EC294 Freeze on ... EC188 Increases in, impact of ... EC319 Other jurisdictions ... EC282, 291-92 Other jurisdictions, cross-jurisdictional comparison ... EC297 Reasons for ... EC280, 285 Utility of, research re ... EC291-92 Wildrose Alliance policy re ... EC374
Minimum wage - United States
Minimum wage earners
Industries employing ... EC292 Statistics re ... EC292
Minimum wage policy review
Parliamentary Counsel role in ... EC302
Minimum wage policy review - Calculation methods
Composite (average weekly earnings index, market-basket measures, inflation) formula (proposed) ... EC374-75, 380
Minimum wage policy review - Public input
Minimum wage policy review - Report
Draft report, motion to accept introduction to recommendations as amended (removal of "made-in-Alberta solution") (passed) ... EC372 Draft report, review of ... EC389 Ministerial response to ... EC384
Minimum wage policy review - Report recommendations
1. First motion to recommend composite measure (average weekly earnings, market-basket measures, inflation) (passed), motion to rescind (defeated) ... EC379-80 1. First motion to recommend composite measure (passed), motion to reconsider defeated motion to rescind (passed) ... EC381 1. Second motion to recommend composite measure (average weekly earnings, market-basket measures, inflation) (passed) ... EC382, 384 2. Statement of minimum wage formula in legislation ... EC389 3. Uniform rate by location, motion to strike (defeated) ... EC390 General remarks ... EC371-72
Occupational Health and Safety Act
Agricultural worker coverage ... EC187
Official Opposition
Wages, policy re ... EC375
Public Interest Alberta
Minimum wage policy review, oral presentation ... EC317
Schools
Attendance, relation with child poverty ... EC317
Social supports
Cost of, impact of minimum wage on ... EC319
Traffic accidents , Work-related
Wages
Government role in determination of ... EC375 Guaranteed annual income (proposed) ... EC292 Income disparities ... EC322 Income disparities, relation to minimum wage ... EC292 Income disparities, research re other jurisdictions ... EC283 Statistics re ... EC311
Wages - Calgary
Disparities in ... EC311 Income distributions, TD Bank report re ... EC292
Workers' compensation
Workplace diseases, initiatives re ... EC187-88
Workers' Compensation Board
Appeals of decisions ... EC187
Workplace health and safety
Taylor, Dave (AB effective January 24, 2011; Ind. April 12, 2010, to January 23, 2011; previously AL; Calgary-Currie)
Adult learning
Academic upgrading, funding for ... EC353
Affordable housing - Calgary
Alberta Hotel & Lodging Association
Alberta Minimum Wage Profile
Average weekly earnings index
Minimum wage calculation using (proposed) ... EC386 Minimum wage calculation using, AWE index as sole indicator (proposed) ... EC383 Minimum wage calculation using (proposed), predictability of ... EC326
Calgary Workers' Resource Centre
Minimum wage policy review, oral presentation ... EC347
Canada child tax benefit
Other jurisdictions ... EC317
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
Minimum wage policy review, oral presentation ... EC330-31
Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association
Minimum wage policy review, oral presentation ... EC342
Children and poverty
Provincial strategy re ... EC317
Committee on Community Services , Standing
Mandate of ... EC398 Referral of provincial poverty reduction strategy to (proposed) ... EC398
Corporations
Female entrepreneurs, initiatives re ... EC352
Dept. of Employment and Immigration - Minimum wage policy review
Staff presentation ... EC293
Differential minimum wage (Proposed)
Training (new employee) differential ... EC340
Domestic violence
General remarks ... EC352
Edmonton Social Planning Council
Minimum wage policy review, oral presentation ... EC312
Education
Funding for, impact on women ... EC353 Interrelation with poverty and hunger ... EC356
Food and beverage service industry
Employment, research re ... EC347 Impact of minimum wage on ... EC342 Labour shortages ... EC342 Minimum wage earners in ... EC293
Health and wellness
Women's access to counselling ... EC352
Hospitality industries
Employee training ... EC340 Job creation, statistics re ... EC325-26
Hotel and accommodation industry
Employment, statistics re ... EC347 Impact of minimum wage on ... EC342 Minimum wage earners in ... EC293 Occupancy rates ... EC326
Housing
Assistance as poverty reduction strategy ... EC356
Inflation
Impact of minimum wage increases on consumer prices ... EC347 Indexing of minimum wage to (proposed) ... EC373
Low-income cut-off
Minimum wage calculation using (proposed) ... EC352 Minimum wage calculation using (proposed), ethical issues re ... EC347
Medical care system - Finance
Cost of, impact of minimum wage on ... EC347 Role in poverty reduction strategy ... EC356
Minimum wage
Clarity re ... EC378 Employment and Immigration dept. role in determination of ... EC376 Freeze on ... EC386 History of ... EC326 Increase in, annual (proposed) ... EC312 Increases in, impact of ... EC330, 347 Increases in, predictability of ... EC386 Increases in, timing of announcements ... EC326 Other jurisdictions ... EC317 Provincial strategy re ... EC303
Minimum wage earners
Child care access ... EC350 Gender differential ... EC350 Industries employing ... EC293 Statistics re ... EC330
Minimum wage policy review - Calculation methods
Alberta-based formula for ... EC386 Composite (average weekly earnings index, market-basket measures, inflation) formula (proposed) ... EC373, 376, 378 Composite (average weekly earnings index, market-basket measures, inflation) formula (proposed), transparency re ... EC387 General remarks ... EC387
Minimum wage policy review - Public input
Focus questions ... EC303
Minimum wage policy review - Report
Draft report, amendments/corrections to ... EC372-73 Draft report, motion to accept introduction to recommendations as amended (removal of "made-in-Alberta solution") (passed) ... EC372-73 Final report, motion to permit chair and vice-chair to approve revised draft following distribution to committee for comments (passed) ... EC399 Ministerial response to ... EC394, 397
Minimum wage policy review - Report recommendations
1. First motion to recommend composite measure (average weekly earnings, market-basket measures, inflation) (passed), motion to rescind (defeated) ... EC378 1. Second motion to recommend composite measure (average weekly earnings, market-basket measures, inflation) (passed) ... EC386 1. Second motion to recommend composite measure (average weekly earnings, market-basket measures, inflation) (passed), amendment re legislated formula (defeated) ... EC383 2. Statement of minimum wage formula in legislation ... EC387 3. Uniform rate by location, motion to strike (defeated) ... EC392 3. Uniform rate by region, motion to accept (passed) ... EC392 5. Motion to include immediate raise to $9 (amended to $9.05 by friendly amendment) and annual increases thereafter with 3 months' notice (passed) ... EC393-94 6. Motion to recommend continued raising of basic tax exemption and encouragement of federal government to do the same (passed) ... EC397 7. Motion re development of poverty reduction strategy (passed) ... EC397-99 General remarks ... EC386-87
Poverty
Comparison with other jurisdictions ... EC317, 397 Factors affecting ... EC350 Impact of ... EC397 Provincial strategy to reduce, components of ... EC356 Provincial strategy to reduce, motion re (passed) ... EC397-99 Relation to minimum wage ... EC378 Statistics re ... EC356
Public Interest Alberta
Minimum wage policy review, oral presentation ... EC317
Sales and service occupations
Employment of minimum wage earners ... EC293
Social supports
Cost of, impact of minimum wage on ... EC347
Tips and gratuities
Employee sharing of ... EC339-40 Impact on employee income ... EC339-40 Impact on labour availability ... EC342
Transportation
Role in poverty reduction strategy ... EC356
Vibrant Communities Calgary
Minimum wage policy review, oral presentation ... EC356-57
Wages
Gender differential ... EC350
Women Together Ending Poverty
Minimum wage policy review, oral presentation ... EC352-53
Women's Centre of Calgary
Minimum wage policy review, oral presentation ... EC350
Thomas, Chris (Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association)
Canadian Restaurant and Foodservices Association
Minimum wage policy review, oral presentation ... EC340, 344
Differential minimum wage (Proposed)
Training (new employee) differential ... EC344
Employment and training programs
Impact on employee retention ... EC344
Food and beverage service industry
Employee retention ... EC344 Employee training ... EC344
Thompson, Tim (Executive Director, Workplace Policy and Legislation, Dept. of Employment and Immigration)
Agricultural workers
Wage and benefit structure ... EC363 Workplace health and safety legislation coverage ... EC363
Average weekly earnings index
Minimum wage calculation using (proposed), date calculated from ... EC369 Minimum wage calculation using (proposed), impact on minimum wage ranking re other provinces ... EC364
Differential minimum wage (Proposed)
Age as a basis for ... EC362 Industry sector as a basis for ... EC363 Location as a basis for ... EC363 Other jurisdictions ... EC363 Tip and gratuity earnings as a basis for ... EC363
Minimum wage
Increases in, timing of announcements ... EC369 Provincial strategy re ... EC362 Research re ... EC362
Minimum wage - United Kingdom
Minimum wage - United States
Minimum wage earners
After-tax income, comparison with other jurisdictions ... EC364 Gender differential ... EC363 Immigrants ... EC363 Postsecondary education access ... EC363 Statistics re ... EC363
Workers' compensation
Excluded industries ... EC363
Truscott, Richard (Canadian Federation of Independent Business)
Alberta Minimum Wage Profile
Assured income for the severely handicapped
Employment earnings allowance ... EC332
Average weekly earnings index
Calculation method ... EC331 Minimum wage calculation using (proposed) ... EC329
Canada pension plan
Impact of minimum wage on ... EC330
Canadian Federation of Independent Business
Minimum wage policy review, oral presentation ... EC329-33
Coffee shops
Employee wages and salaries, regional variation in ... EC332 Tips and gratuities earned by staff ... EC332
Differential minimum wage (Proposed)
Age as a basis for ... EC330 Location as a basis for ... EC331-32 Other jurisdictions ... EC330, 332 Tip and gratuity earnings as a basis for ... EC330, 332 Training (new employee) differential ... EC330, 333
Disabled - Employment
Impact of minimum wage on ... EC332
Economic development
Regional differences in ... EC329
Employment and training programs
Employer role in ... EC333
Employment insurance
Premiums, impact of minimum wage on ... EC330
Employment opportunities
Entry-level positions ... EC330 Impact of minimum wage on ... EC330, 332
Housing
Cost of, regional differences in ... EC332 Cost of, use in minimum wage calculation ... EC332
Income tax , Federal
Basic personal exemption ... EC330
Income tax , Provincial
Basic personal exemption ... EC330-33 Basic personal exemption, comparison with other jurisdictions ... EC333 Basic personal exemption, indexing to minimum wage (proposed) ... EC333 Minimum and low wage earners' payment of ... EC330
Inflation
Indexing of minimum wage to (proposed) ... EC332
Minimum wage policy review - Calculation methods
Progressives vs. reactionary indexing measures ... EC331
Poverty
Relation to minimum wage ... EC331
Sales and service occupations
Impact of minimum wage increases on ... EC331 Minimum wage earners ... EC329
Tips and gratuities
Impact of global economic situation on ... EC331 Impact on employee income ... EC331
Tourism industry
Impact of minimum wage on ... EC331-32 Minimum wage earners ... EC329
Wages
Factors influencing ... EC329 Minimum wage, influence of ... EC330
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