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Iglika Ivanova
Iglika Ivanova is a Senior Economist and the Public Interest Researcher at the CCPA’s BC Office. She researches and writes on key social and economic challenges facing BC and Canada, including poverty, economic insecurity and labour market shifts towards more precarious work. Iglika is Co-Director of the Understanding Precarity in BC Project (UP-BC). Iglika also investigates issues of government finance, tax policy and privatization and how they relate to the accessibility and quality of public services. She is particularly interested in the potential for public policy to build a more just, inclusive and sustainable economy. Follow Iglika on Twitter
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Soaring cost of living—especially for housing—causes living wages to increase across BC
The 2024 living wage for Metro Vancouver has risen to $27.05 per hour, a 5.3% increase from last year. This significant increase highlights the region’s…
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A convenient distraction: Is racist messaging being used in BC’s provincial election?
Ever since the economy started to slow down, the political discourse in BC has shifted dramatically. Immigrants and international students are blamed for the housing crisis and for driving down wages; people experiencing homelessness, addiction or mental health crises are blamed for making public spaces “unsafe” and engaging in crime; and basic steps towards meaningful reconciliation with First Nations are framed as threats to our economic prosperity.
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Why BC needs sectoral bargaining now
Too many BC workers lack meaningful access to the benefits of collective bargaining and the failure of our labour laws to keep up with the evolving nature of work is a key culprit.
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Submission to the 2024 BC Labour Relations Code Review
The 2024 review of the Labour Relations Code, only the second in more than two decades, comes at a critical juncture for labour relations in…
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CCPA’s favourite graphs of 2023
From every office – CCPA researchers picked their favourite graphs of the past year.
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New protections for BC platform workers entrench racism
In November 2023, the BC Ministry of Labour announced new employment standards that claim to “bring fairness” to the estimated 40,000 ride-hail and food-delivery workers…
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Affordability crisis will persist until we get a handle on runaway housing costs
Although inflation has come down from the historic highs recorded in 2022, the cost of living in Metro Vancouver continues to increase rapidly. It now…
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Working for a Living Wage
The 2023 living wage for Metro Vancouver is $25.68 per hour. This is the hourly rate that each of two parents working full-time must earn…
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Living wage in Metro Vancouver rises to $25.68 amid soaring costs
Community Living Wage 2023 Living Wage $ increase from last year Percentage increase from last year Living Wage 2022 Clayoquot Sound $26.51 N/A N/A DID…
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Raising the bar: Our recommendations for equitable gig work in BC
Platform companies like Uber, Lyft and Skip the Dishes derive profits at the expense of taxpayers’ contributions and workers’ health and safety. The BC government has a unique opportunity to set high standards for sustainable, responsible platform work and we are pleased to support the government’s deliberations on this issue. Read our 12 recommendations.
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Here’s how BC should protect app-based workers
The rise of the “gig economy” and on-demand work through digital platforms like Uber and Skip the Dishes has ignited the public debate about precarious…
