The pandemic has greatly affected workers in the lower end of the employment sector as reported by CIBC Capital Markets. Employees living on a minimum wage have seen a decline in employment of 22% – that’s 1 in every 5 who have lost their jobs. This does not include self-employed workers where the decline could be worse.

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-high-wage-jobs-surge-in-recession-anomaly-report-finds/