Webstanford, a longtime labour union economist, insists a strong canadian economy requires that all workers earn something in excess of $20 an hour, wages that. Webmandating a $20 per hour living wage in each province would cost the canadian economy $44. 9 billion in extra wages and put almost 600,000 small. Weblabour advocates and opposition critics have said ontario should introduce a $20 minimum wage. The ontario living wage network says a living wage in the greater.