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Alliance report unites self-employed workers and solo-entrepreneurs
About two years ago I agreed to work on building a broad coalition for the Canadian Women’s Chamber of Commerce (CanWCC). It is the only chamber of…
Building the trades
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press, Tuesday March 19, 2024
Closing the Gap between a living wage and minimum wages in Newfoundland and Labrador
Our detailed submission outlines reasoning and evidence to support key recommendations to ensure that the minimum wage provides sufficient protection for workers in Newfoundland and…
Manitoba tax cuts will intensify the gender pay gap: New analysis
WINNIPEG TREATY ONE—On International Women’s Day and with a new Manitoba budget set to be released on April 2, 2024, the Canadian Centre for Policy…
New report focuses on the experiences of immigrant and migrant women workers in Nova Scotia
Halifax/Kjipuktuk—Today, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia (CCPA-NS) released the report, Cooking, Cleaning, and Caring: COVID-19, Essential Labour and the Experiences of Immigrant and Migrant…
The ecnomic benefits of minimum wage
Economic development from the bottom-up
Climate and work: What’s in store for 2024?
The following is a re-print of the January 2024 edition of Shift Storm, the CCPA’s monthly newsletter which focuses on the intersection of work and…
L’écart salarial entre les hommes et les femmes au Canada se rétrécit dans le secteur public
OTTAWA— D’après un nouveau rapport du Centre canadien de politiques alternatives (CCPA), les pratiques salariales du secteur public contribuent à réduire les écarts de rémunération…
How the public sector is fighting income inequality (and why it’s still not enough)
This analysis examines hourly pay in 2023, with a view to understanding differences between public and private pay practices. The public sector is broadly defined,…
L’écart salarial entre les hommes et les femmes au Canada se rétrécit dans le secteur public
OTTAWA—D’après un nouveau rapport du Centre canadien de politiques alternatives (CCPA), les pratiques salariales du secteur public contribuent à réduire les écarts de rémunération entre…
Canada’s gender and immigration pay gap narrowing in the public sector
OTTAWA—Pay practices in the public sector are helping to narrow Canada’s gender and immigration pay gap, which is key to reducing income inequality, says a…
Bell is gutting CTV News—how can we save Canadian journalism?
“For the day when some conjunction of circumstances creates a will for change; that day belongs to those who have practical ideas ready.” —Tom Kent, Chair…
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