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Canada Disability Benefit
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is a charitable research institute and Canada’s leading source of progressive policy ideas, whose work is rooted in the…
2023 Living Wage for Regina and Saskatoon
The Saskatchewan Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ living wage calculation for Regina and Saskatoon is a little different from past years. That’s…
Impact of the National Housing Strategy for Low-income Renters in Winnipeg and Manitoba
There is broad consensus among housing policy experts that the NHS has failed to live up to the commitment to create affordable housing for the…
Why We Say No: Ecuadorian Indigenous women and rights defenders bring message of concern to Canada amid high-stakes trade negotiations
Toronto—Four women leaders on the front lines of increasingly dangerous efforts to protect rights and the environment in Ecuador will visit Canada next week to…
Struggling To Get Ahead
New analysis finds that 171,072 workers earn less than the living wage in Manitoba ($19.21 per hour), which is approximately 25% of all workers in…
C’est pourquoi on dit non! : des femmes autochtones équatoriennes et défenseures des droits adressent un message d’inquiétude au Canada dans le cadre des négociations commerciales à fort enjeu
Toronto—Quatre militantes, en première ligne d’une lutte de plus en plus périlleuse pour protéger les droits humains et l’environnement en Équateur, se rendront au Canada…
Por qué decimos no: Mujeres indígenas y defensoras ecuatorianas traen un mensaje de preocupación a Canadá en medio de negociaciones comerciales de alto riesgo
Toronto—Cuatro mujeres lideresas en la primera línea de los esfuerzos cada vez más peligrosos para proteger los derechos y la naturaleza en Ecuador visitarán Canadá…
Out-of-control rents
CMHC, “Rental Market Survey Data Tables,” 2023. For a notable exception, see John Rapley, “Canada’s approach to housing is bad for the economy,” The Globe…
A Decade of Migrant Care Worker Programs
For more than a century, Canada has seen thousands of migrant care workers enter the country to provide much needed care work.
Out of control rents
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Caring for the Future
While COVID-19 didn’t cause the crisis in long-term care, it certainly exposed it for all to see. In Saskatchewan we witnessed the unprecedented step by…
Challenging Nova Scotia’s Climate Change Plan to Do Better
Challenging Nova Scotia’s Climate Change Plan to Do Better analyzes Nova Scotia’s approach to climate action as set out in the province’s 2022 Climate Change Plan,…
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