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Waterloo workers need $16/hour to get by: report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Kitchener-Waterloo – A Waterloo region family of four with two working parents needs to earn $16 an hour to make ends meet, according…
Making Sense of the CETA
First assessment of complete Canada–EU trade deal questions benefits, highlights imbalances in negotiated outcome READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—A new analysis of the recently leaked Comprehensive Economic and Trade…
Provinces pursuing two-tier tuition fee policies: study
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—The average cost of tuition and compulsory fees for Canadian undergraduate students will rise by almost 13% over the next four years, from $6,885 this…
New report chronicles regulatory failures behind Lac-Mégantic
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—In advance of tomorrow’s Transportation Safety Board (TSB) final report into why a train loaded with crude oil crashed and killed 47 people…
Navigating Canada’s complex terrain of student financial assistance
OTTAWA—Student aid systems in Canada are intricate, elaborate, and, in many cases, thoroughly unmanageable, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The study, It’s…
Temporary agency workers struggling with low pay and economic insecurity: CCPA report
New report proposes reforms to better protect those employed through temporary agencies CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) A report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy…
New paper warns of global “ecological overshoot” and rising inequality
UBC professor publication highlights policy alternatives to achieve true sustainability in CCPA publication CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) In a new paper entitled Avoiding Collapse: An agenda…
Single-engine F-35 a bad choice for Canada’s Arctic, report finds
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA – A new report on the single-engine F-35 has just been released by the Rideau Institute and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. One…
Nova Scotia government has to look beyond the economics of immigration report urges
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Halifax– Over the past 20 years, the number of immigrants to Nova Scotia has increased, but the share of immigrants coming to the…
Secret trade negotiations undermine public services: study
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—A proposed new trade agreement could undermine public services by locking in privatization, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives…
Une nouvelle étude révèle la meilleure et la pire des villes où vivre pour les femmes au Canada
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA – Une nouvelle étude publiée aujourd’hui par le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives (CCPA) révèle les noms des meilleures et des pires…
New study reveals best and worst cities to be a woman in Canada
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—A new study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) reveals the best and worst cities to be a woman…
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