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Losing Ground
Income Inequality in Ontario, 2000–15 Download 820.5 KB32 pages This paper examines 15 years of income inequality for families raising children in Ontario (2000 to…
Half of Ontario families losing ground: report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT TORONTO – Ontario is becoming more polarized as the bottom half of Ontario families see their share of…
The Monitor, July/August 2017
Summer Reading Download 5.95 MB This expanded version of the Monitor summer reading guide takes a break from frenetic social media feeds to assess the…
Addicted to Debt
Tracking Canada’s rapid accumulation of private sector debt Download 453.75 KB22 pages This report finds that for the first time ever, Canada’s private sector is…
Warning signs: Canada’s skyrocketing private sector debt growing faster than any advanced economy
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT For the first time ever, Canada’s private sector is racking up debt faster than any other of the…
Next Nova Scotia government must prioritize transition to green economy
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Halifax—With the looming federal government deadline for provinces to institute their own carbon pricing scheme or have it…
Fill a prescription or fill the gas tank? Affordability is a common concern for families across BC
Today, 11 communities across BC released their local living wage rates. A living wage is the hourly amount that two working parents with two young…
Metro Vancouver families face increasing child care and housing costs
(Vancouver) The wage needed to cover the costs of raising a family in Metro Vancouver is virtually unchanged in the past year, however, child care…
Working for a Living Wage 2017
Making Paid Work Meet Basic Family Needs in Metro Vancouver Download 2.83 MB 8 pages Please note: The updated 2019 Living Wage report is now available. Attachments Working…
Prairie Update: Doing Austerity in Saskatchewan and Manitoba
In the Fall 2016 Monitor, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA)Saskatchewan’s Simon Enoch penned Getting to Know Brad, introducing Canada’s most popular premier – Brad…
Work Life: Time to give back to Manitoba’s North
First published in the Winnipeg Free Press, Dec 6, 2016 Those of us who were hoping that the Throne Speech would have details about a…
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