Speech PowerPoint for my Professional Presentations course at Ryerson

2. 1kg Ground Beef
3 TTC Tokens
4 Packs Bread
Rent
Phone Bills

3. Raising
Ontario’s
Minimum
Wage
Presented by Stephanie Zeng

4. ONTARIO’S MINIMUM WAGE
SHOULD BE RAISED
• The current minimum wage is
not updated to reflect inflation.
• The current minimum wage is
leaving many Ontario workers
working in poverty.

5. • Minimum Wage: $10.25 (3 yr)
• Cost of Living: + 7.6%
Resource: Statistic Canada
SOARING PRICES VS
FROZEN MINIMUM WAGE

6. SOARING PRICES VS
FROZEN MINIMUM WAGE
Resource: Statistic Canada

7. Rob Ellis is a 35 year old
father of two. Rod works for
a factory that makes
medical tubes. He is one of
many minimum wage
workers.
Interview: Life on Minimum Wage - youtu.be/v9wDVJtwUT8

8. THE WORKING POORS?
• $10.25 * 35hr *52wk = $18,655
• Low Income Measure = $23,105
GAP = $4,450

9. IN CONCLUSION…
• The current minimum wage is
not updated to reflect inflation.
• The current minimum wage is
leaving many Ontario workers
working in poverty.