For the people who work by the clock
You are not at the bottom of the economy.
You are at the base of it.
Money, rights, and your next move, in plain language, on your phone, in the length of a break. Every piece carries its sources. Free to read. Always.
The numbers that set your week
Checked against the government page they came from. Tap any one for the source and the date we last confirmed it.
- Does an open work permit need an LMIA is now No LMIA needed; open permits are not job-specific. Source
- Free government-funded English and French classes is now LINC and CLIC, free for adult permanent residents and protected persons. Source
- One-time BC PNP route for health authority cleaning and security staff is now Registrations open until October 7, 2026; up to 250 workers. Source
- How long a BC PNP registration stays in the pool is now Up to 12 months in pool; 30 days to apply after invitation. Source
When something stops your income
Checklists, templates, and the rights you did not know you had. Save them before you need them.
What the work pays
The middle hourly wage across Canada, from Job Bank for 2025. Half the people in the job are paid less than this, half more. Tap one for the range and the province-by-province table.
The story of who writes down what work is worth
Nine episodes, one a week. Clay, coin, bank, code. The worker was always the protagonist, rarely the author.
Episode 1 — In the Beginning, There Was Work
Before money existed, you existed.
Read →Episode 2 — Money as Memory
Before there was a poem, there was a list.
Read →Episode 3 — The Coin and the Stranger
A ledger has one weakness, and it took people about two and a half thousand years to build around it.
Read →Built for your phone
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Non-partisan
We cover the rule, never the politician. No party, no union masthead.
Never charged for information
The reading is free, forever. If we ever sell anything, it will be an object, not the truth.
Funded in the open
Who pays us, how much, and what they get, on one page. See it →