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New report examines the need for paid sick leave in Nova Scotia
As the COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare, paid sick leave is critical to supporting the health and well-being of workers and their families, and our…
CUSMA’s labour mechanisms a testing ground for protecting North American workers
Will the Canada-U.S.-Mexico trade agreement usher in a new era for labour protections in North America?
Platform Crunch: A $10-a-day national child care plan will mean big savings for parents
If implemented, parent fees would drop by 50 per cent by 2022 and, ultimately, to $10-a-day by 2026.
National child care plan would add up to tens of thousands in savings for many families
In some cities parents could save over $10,000 annually, per child, by 2022 and almost $20,000, per child, by 2026: new CCPA analysis OTTAWA—Parents in…
On the right track: Reflections on the federal-provincial bilateral agreement on early learning and child care in Nova Scotia
With the announced intent to expand access, we must underline the need to build a universal system.
Canada’s immigration system is failing migrant care workers
COVID-19 has worsened the precarious, sometimes abusive working conditions for migrant care workers—most of whom are women and racialized peoples.
Fast Facts: Education property tax cut is misguided effort
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press on July 7, 2021 Manitoba property owners just received a large cheque in the mail from the provincial…
Putting Home at the Heart of Refugee Resettlement – Report Summary
This is The summary report of a research project that began in 2015, the primary intention of which was to chart the housing trajectories of…
Putting Home at the Heart of Refugee Resettlement
Download 2.13 MB 103 pages The culmination of a 5-year study based on interviews with recently arrived former refugees finds that securing good housing is…
The Lac-Mégantic oil train catastrophe eight years later: Justice still denied
Forty-seven people died that night—their hopes and dreams obliterated, future wiped out.
The Building Sustainable Communities Program After Two Years: Where Did the Money Go?
Download 542.18 KB 13 pages The Building Sustainable Communities Program After Two Years: Where Did the Money Go? report by Shauna MacKinnon was prompted by…
Inequality, employment and COVID-19
Priorities for fostering an inclusive recovery in BC Download 1.5 MB52 pages This report examines the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on the BC job market…
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