Torontonians Support a $15.00 Minimum Wage

Toronto, April 6th – In a random sampling of public opinion taken by The Forum Poll™ among 840 Toronto voters, (70%) approve of an increase to the minimum wage in Ontario, from $11.40 to $15.00. Only (25%) would disapprove, and (5%) don’t know.

Respondents most likely to say that they support raising the minimum wage include those aged 34 and younger (72%), 45-54 (72%), or 65+ (70%), females (75%), earning $20,000-$40,000 (84%), the least educated (79%), and supporting the Green Party (89%).

Respondents most likely to oppose an increase to the minimum wage include those aged 35-44 (31%), males (32%), the most wealthy (31%), with a college/university degree (28%) or post-graduate degree (27%), and supporting the Progressive Conservatives (43%)

“Torontonians are strongly supportive of an increase to the minimum wage in Ontario, with seven in ten saying they would support $15.00. An increase could make the rising cost of housing, already an issue for many Torontonians, that much easier to handle,” said Dr. Lorne Bozinoff, President of Forum Research

Lorne Bozinoff, Ph.D. is the president and founder of Forum Research. He can be reached at lbozinoff@forumresearch.com or at (416) 960-9603.