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Originally Posted by CaramonLS
Actually I think it is part of it, particularily in the low income brackets.
Unaffordable housing means that Maritimer isn't going to come here to take a job at the local Earls restaraunt, when that kind of Salary can barely afford to cover your cost of living.
Those low end jobs aren't seeing even close to the returns that would cover the increased cost of living in this city.
Having worked at an Earls for a few years ago in the summer time, probably 30-40% is from out of town.
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The salaries for most jobs in calgary are more than enough to afford rent at even the inflated prices. I'm not sure about Earls in particular (having worked there and knowing what cheap s they are), but fast food restaurants are paying 11-12 dollars an hour to start. Assuming they regularly would have been payed only 8 this translates into at least an extra 400 dollars a month that people could put towards increased rental prices. As for labourers like construction types, they are getting even more.
In my opinion, the labour shortages in Calgary are caused by Ottawa and Liberal governments funeling Canadian money into Toronto through "Canadian" institutions and programs. Transfer payments also dont help. Why come get a job in Calgary when you can collect welfare in another part of Canada?