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When it comes to gender equality, Canada has unfinished business: Study
At current pace it will take 164 years to close the economic gender gap alone in Canada CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Canada’s progress towards gender equality has…
New report looks at value of publicly-owned Manitoba Hydro
For immediate release (Winnipeg): A new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternative’s (CCPA) Manitoba office: Manitoba Hydro, the Long View argues the publicly owned crown corporation offers economic…
New analysis shows local impacts of Ontario education cuts, board by board
TORONTO — A new interactive online map from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) spells out how the Ontario government’s cuts to education funding are affecting the finances of…
Who’s missing in Canada’s strategy for a just transition away from fossil fuels?
Report calls for greater inclusion of marginalized groups CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Marginalized workers and communities impacted by climate change policies are at risk of facing even…
Report evaluates Nova Scotia labour standards, identifies shortcomings and recommends reforms
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. HALIFAX—A new report, A Rising Tide to Lift All Boats: Recommendations for Advances to Nova Scotia’s Labour Standards Code, from the Canadian Centre for Policy…
Skyrocketing rent pushes modest apartments out of reach for lower-income Canadians in 97% of neighbourhoods
New study maps the rental affordability crisis in Canada’s cities CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—In nearly every neighbourhood, in all parts of Canada, the hourly wage needed…
Manitoba Rent Assist shelter benefit came from community pressure: New report
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. WINNIPEG— A new paper released today documents some of the organizing history leading up to implementation of the Rent Assist shelter benefit and changes to…
Status First Nations child poverty rates deplorably high: report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Almost half of status First Nations children live in poverty—by far the highest rate of child poverty of any other group examined, says…
Report Finds P3 Highways Have Higher Costs, Less Accountability
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. HALIFAX—A new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia office examines the Highway 104 Western Alignment highway, known as the Cobequid Pass Toll…
Study reveals $18.85 an hour is a living wage in St. John’s
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (HALIFAX, NS/ST.JOHN’S, NL)—In order to earn a living wage, a person working a full time, full year job in St. John’s would need…
Time for BC to regulate gas prices, end gouging by oil companies: CCPA economist
Price increase at pump largely going to industry coffers VANCOUVER—It’s time for BC to follow the Maritime provinces and regulate gas prices to end gouging that has caused gas prices…
“Bad news budget” slams the brakes hard on public services: CCPA
TORONTO—Today’s Ontario budget will do serious damage to the public services Ontarians depend on, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives Ontario office (CCPA) says. “Cuts like these don’t make Ontario…
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