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Is $18 per hour plus vacation pay a good pay for a first year Apprentice? I think it is below median wage for an apprentice but I need to ask the people actually working in the field and in Calgary. Also, my employer mentioned that there is no overtime paid. It's just banking of hours to be taken into vacation later. So while I'm feeling very lucky to get hired as a first year Apprentice, I am also skeptical that the employer is not doing me justice by paying $18 with no overtime as that will be a little difficult to live on. Or is that the new Norm?