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New job numbers in, still no credible evidence against minimum wage raise
Canada Ontario Employment growth +1.2% +1.2% Unemployment rate +0.3% +0.2% Employment in wholesale and retail trade -2.0% – 1.3% Employment in food and accommodation…
Alternative Federal Budget 2019
No Time to Lose Download 1.26 MB84 pages With the country facing significant and unpredictable headwinds going into another federal election year, the 2019 Alternative…
100 hours on the line
We spent five weeks on the picket line–100 hours–during the longest strike in the 50-year history of Ontario community colleges. Was it worth it? Absolutely.…
Building a Stronger Foundation of Basic Workplace Rights for BC Workers
CCPA-BC Response to the BC Law Institute Consultation Paper on the Employment Standards Act Download 1.54 MB 21 pages The CCPA-BC has a long track…
The Monitor, September/October 2018
Fragile Recovery Download 9.57 MB A decade after the worst financial crash since the Great Depression, a fragile recovery is obscuring threats—some new, some as…
Public and social services jobs: an economic lifeline in communities across Ontario
In Ontario, there is mourning about the loss of manufacturing jobs. There is concern about the growth of precarious service jobs. And there is enthusiasm…
No Safe Harbour
Precarious Work and Economic Insecurity Among Skilled Professionals in Canada Download 821.46 KB 40 pages Based on a national survey of professionals about precarious working…
More than 1 in 5 Canadian professionals in precarious jobs: report
TORONTO – Despite their high level of education, credentials, skills, and even experience, 22 per cent of Canadian professionals are in precarious jobs, says a…
On the Mend
The costs and benefits of an extension to the maximum duration of employment insurance sickness benefits Download 448.54 KB 16 pages In this paper we…
Sur la voie de la guérison
Coûts et avantages d’une prolongation de la durée maximale des prestations de maladie de l’assurance-emploi Download 451.3 KB18 pages Dans le présent document, l’incidence qu’aurait…
Work Life: Everyone benefits everyone pays
It’s becoming difficult to keep up with the alarming developments unfolding in the US. But one in particular should be of great concern to Canadian…
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