Overall Rating	Platinum
Overall Score	87.91
Liaison	Pierre Lemay
Submission Date	Dec. 19, 2022

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Université Laval
PA-12: Employee Compensation

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	3.00 / 3.00	Pierre Lemay Development Advisor Office of the Vice Rector, External and International Affairs and Health

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Part 1. Living wage for employees

The local living wage (based on a family of four and expressed as an hourly wage):

15.47 US/Canadian $

Percentage of employees that receive a living wage (benefits excluded):

100

Part 2. Living wage for employees of contractors

Does the institution have significant contractors with employees that work on-site as part of regular and ongoing campus operations?:

Yes

A list or brief description of significant on-site contractors:

Groupe Bel-Cour: over $1 million - snow removal contractor
GDI Services (Québec) SEC: over $1 million - sanitary maintenance contractor
ENGI Services Inc: over $350,000 - filter replacement and electromechanical maintenance
Les Entreprises D. Aubin et Fils inc: $20,000 - lawn care
Lamontagne consultants: $50,000 - forestry treatment
Del Degan Massé et Ass Inc: $40,000 - forestry treatment

Percentage of employees of on-site contractors known to receive a living wage or be covered by collective bargaining agreements (i.e., union contracts):

100

Part 3. Minimum total compensation for employees

Total compensation provided to the institution’s lowest paid regular, part-time or full-time employee or pay grade meets or exceeds what percentage of the living wage?:

150 percent

A brief description of the minimum total compensation provided to the institution’s lowest paid employee or pay grade:

The regular and temporary support staffs receive $19.35 per hour plus benefits, which is around $25.00 per hour in total. Benefits include group insurance (comprehensive health insurance, salary insurance, life insurance), a pension plan, vacation (23 days per year minimum), various holidays and special leave, work schedules tailored to the employee, and a waiver of a portion of the tuition fees for their children (up to 16% for a full-time undergraduate session).

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Has the institution made a formal commitment to pay a living wage?:

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A copy or brief description of the institution’s written policy stating its commitment to a living wage:

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Website URL where information about employee compensation is available:

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Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

* The local living wage (based on a family of four and expressed as an hourly wage : this figure comes from the report "Sustainable Income 2022 in a Period of Multiple Crises" by the Institut de recherche et d'informations socioéconomiques (IRIS). The annual sustainable salary for a family of 4 in Quebec City is $64,358.

https://iris-recherche.qc.ca/publications/le-revenu-viable-2022-en-periode-de-crises-multiples/