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Canada is not ready for a collapse of the oil sands
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Why Canada Post workers are on strike
On the morning of November 15, 55,000 postal workers—members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW)— walked off the job. It’s the latest in…
Cost of living—especially for housing—fuels affordability crisis and Metro Vancouver’s increasing living wage
VANCOUVER — A sharp increase in the region’s cost of living—primarily due to soaring housing costs and highlighting the region’s affordability crisis—has led Metro Vancouver’s living…
Working for a Living Wage
The 2024 living wage for Metro Vancouver is $27.05 per hour. This is the hourly rate that each of two parents working full-time must earn…
Do we need a Ministry for the Future?
The following is a re-print of the July 2024 edition of Shift Storm, the CCPA’s monthly newsletter which focuses on the intersection of work and…
2023 Living Wage for Regina and Saskatoon
The Saskatchewan Office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ living wage calculation for Regina and Saskatoon is a little different from past years. That’s…
Farmers are not bargaining chips in rail labour disputes
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New Analysis Finds 1 in 4 Manitobans Earns Less Than a Living Wage
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Struggling To Get Ahead
New analysis finds that 171,072 workers earn less than the living wage in Manitoba ($19.21 per hour), which is approximately 25% of all workers in…
Out-of-control rents
CMHC, “Rental Market Survey Data Tables,” 2023. For a notable exception, see John Rapley, “Canada’s approach to housing is bad for the economy,” The Globe…
Minimum wage workers across Canada face out-of-control rents that far exceed their income
Province Minimum wage (Oct. 2023) Rental wage for 1 bedroom Rental wage for 2 bedroom B.C. $16.75 $29.96 $35.90 Ontario $16.55 $28.50 $32.63 Alberta $15.00…
A Decade of Migrant Care Worker Programs
For more than a century, Canada has seen thousands of migrant care workers enter the country to provide much needed care work.
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