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Nova Scotia Office
Working toward an economically & socially just Nova Scotia
The Nova Scotia office of the CCPA opened its doors in 1999. We raise debate and propose progressive economic & social policy alternatives that will get us closer to achieving a more economically and socially just—as well as environmentally sustainable—province and Atlantic region.
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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,…
2024 Living Wages for Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
As part of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ (CCPA) continuing work to support living wages, its Nova Scotia office has released its annual living wage update…
Building Inclusive Communities: A Policy Agenda for Nova Scotia Municipalities that Leaves No One Behind
As municipal elections approach in October 2024, Building Inclusive Communities: A Policy Agenda for Nova Scotia Municipalities that Leaves No One Behind lays out ways to turn the…
Atlantic Canadians need a raise: One-third of Workers Earn Less than $20 an hour
Workers in the Atlantic provinces bring home some of the lowest wages in the country. Despite recent increases, Nova Scotia’s minimum wage remains the second…
Falling Short: Troubles with the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program in Nova Scotia
Falling Short: Troubles with the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program in Nova Scotia is the third community report released by the Migrant Workers in the Canadian Maritimes Partnership.…
Cooking, cleaning, and caring
At three months [once her work permit had been secured], I convinced myself that I was an adolescent, even if I was 50 years old,…
Living Wages in Nova Scotia 2023 update
Working for a living, not living to work Download 1.22 MB 37 pages Nova Scotia’s living wages are calculated annually to reflect changing living expenses. Nova…
Canadian Living Wage Framework
The National Living Wage Framework includes a consistent living wage definition, calculation methodology and strategy for recognizing corporate and community leadership who commit to pass a living wage policy. …
CCPA-NS Annual Report 2022
Download 1.03 MB 13 pages In 2022 the NS Office published on a range of important policy issues including reimagining the role of Immigration retention…
Mapping Fossil Fuel Lock-In and Contestation in Eastern Canada
Download 1.42 MB33 pages In partnership with the CCPA-British Columbia and the Corporate Mapping Project, this report highlights fossil fuel lock-in in Eastern Canada mapping the…
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