--- title: "Making History: Cambridge Adopts a Living Wage" description: Cambridge has just become Ontario's first municipality to make the pledge to become a living wage employer image: https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/social-suggested-images/City_of_Cambridge.jpeg --- [![20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Administration/Tamarack%20Logos/20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange.png?width=200&height=47&name=20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange.png "20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange")](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/?hsLang=en-us) # Making History: Cambridge Adopts a Living Wage Posted on March 29, 2016 [By the Tamarack Institute](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/tamarack-institute) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) The living wage movement is growing across Canada. The private, public, and non-profit sectors are seeing a rapid uptake of employers commited to paying employees a livable wage. Now, municipal governments are considering how the living wage and other income security initiatives are able to reduce poverty for residents and build healthier communities and economies. Cambridge has just become Ontario's first municipality to make the pledge to become a living wage employer. This podcast will help you understand the motivations behind City Council's decision, the process of becoming a living wage employer, and how they expect to reduce poverty for city staff. Alan Broadbent, Chairman of Tamarack Institute, hosts Mayor Doug Craig and Councillor Pam Wolf of the City of Cambridge in this discussion. Watch below.   **Further your learning:** - [Visit the Living Wage Canada website for more information about Canada's Living Wage Framework](http://livingwagecanada.ca/index.php/about-living-wage/) - [Learn more about the municipality's role in the living wage movement](http://livingwagecanada.ca/index.php/blog/municipal-role-living-wage-movement/) - [Explore which companies have adopted a living wage across the country](http://livingwagecanada.ca/index.php/living-wage-employers/employer/) - Write to us on Facebook or Twitter - Tweet to [@LivingWageCDA](https://twitter.com/livingwagecda); or - Like the page [Living Wage Canada](https://www.facebook.com/LivingWageCanada) ![the Tamarack Institute](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hubfs/Screen_Shot_2016-05-26_at_4.54.16_PM.png) ### By [the Tamarack Institute](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/author/tamarack-institute) The Tamarack Institute is a connected force of more than 40,000 engaged practitioners and policymakers who work collaboratively to advance positive community change. Learn more here ## Related Posts [![BACK TO THE LATEST](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/316071/e6ffa9bb-4467-4833-8ecc-eb340b11d829.png)](http://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/316071/e6ffa9bb-4467-4833-8ecc-eb340b11d829) [![20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/hs-fs/hubfs/Administration/Tamarack%20Logos/20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange.png?width=3401&name=20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange.png "20yrLogo-2_WhiteOrange")](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/?hsLang=en-us) ### Tamarack [Home](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/?hsLang=en-us) [Latest](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest) [Events](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/eventlisting?hsLang=en-us) [Donate](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/donate?hsLang=en-us) [About](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/whoweare?hsLang=en-us) ### Follow Us [** ** ](https://www.facebook.com/TamarackInstitute) [** ** ](https://twitter.com/Tamarack_Inst) [** ** ](https://www.linkedin.com/company/tamarack-institute-for-community-engagement)   In the spirit of respect, reciprocity, and truth we honour and acknowledge that our work occurs across Turtle Island (North America), which has been home since time immemorial to the ancestors of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit Peoples. ### Subscribe Be in the know. Get the latest updates, events and resources about community change. [Learn More](https://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/subscribe?hsLang=en-us) Tamarack Institute © 2023