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Throwing Money at the Problem
10 Years of Executive Compensation Download 938.19 KB28 pages The CCPA has been tracking CEO pay in Canada for 10 years, and in that time…
Study calculates living wage for Halifax and Antigonish
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT HALIFAX/ANTIGONISH, NS—Two working parents with two children need to each earn a minimum of $19.17 an hour to…
Working for a Living, Not Living for Work
The Halifax and Antigonish Living Wages for 2016 Download 624.82 KB48 pages This study uses the Canadian Living Wage Framework to update the living wage…
The year as we saw it: 10 charts that defined Ontario in 2016
The experts at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ Ontario office have been tracking economic developments in Ontario throughout the year. Some problems persist: the…
Work Life: Portage la Prairie P3 decision fails public interest test
Pursuant to new provincial and federal effluent guidelines, the City of Portage la Prairie is required to upgrade its wastewater facilities, known as the Water…
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…
Work Life: Honouring Ellen Olfert, founder of SAFE Workers of Tomorrow
Honouring Ellen Olfert, founder of SAFE Workers of Tomorrow In 1995, 19 year old Stephen Nicholson was on the job site working in a paint…
Work Life: U of M labour showdown
A new sheriff in town On October 28th, an unusual joint statement was released by the University of Manitoba (U of M) administration and the…
Boosting minimum wages, boosting the economy from the bottom up
Across the nation, talk of minimum wages and their impact is always the stuff of vigorous debate. This Sunday it was the focus of CBC…
Work Life: Economic security, democratic rights and the secret ballot
Democracy. The word carries a deep meaning for citizens of nations rooted in western democratic traditions. The full measure of the word far exceeds the…
2016 Living Wage for Regina and Weyburn
Download 538.55 KB6 pages The Saskatchewan Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is pleased to announce our latest Living Wage calculations for the…
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