Manitoba Office News Releases

April 2, 2024   For Immediate Release (Winnipeg, Treaty One Territory):   The Manitoba Budget released today makes progress on reversing previous cuts to healthcare however does not go far enough to...
April 2, 2024 | Manitoba Office
  March 8, 2024  For Immediate Release (Winnipeg Treaty One).   On International Women’s Day and with a new Manitoba budget set to be released on April 2, 2024, the Canadian Centre for Policy...
March 8, 2024 | Manitoba Office
  Living Wage rising due to high costs of food rent - 2023 Update released today.   December 12, 2023 For Immediate Release (Winnipeg, Treaty One):  The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives -...
December 12, 2023 | Manitoba Office
Media Advisory: Release of Living Wage 2023 Update on December 12th at 10:30 am  December 8, 2023  For Immediate Release (Winnipeg, Treaty One): The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, Manitoba...
December 8, 2023 | Manitoba Office
More than 20,000 committed child care spaces not yet delivered Manitoba far from meeting its child care promises   Families still struggle to find affordable child care announces the Child Care...
November 30, 2023 | Manitoba Office
For Immediate Release (Winnipeg, Treaty One): A new report published by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is being launched at a press conference:   Tired of Waiting: Rectifying Manitoba’s...
April 26, 2023 | Manitoba Office
March 7, 2023   For Immediate Release (Winnipeg, Treaty One Territory): CCPA Senior Researcher and Errol Black Chair in Labour Issues Niall Harney and CCPA Manitoba director Molly McCracken will be...
March 7, 2023 | Manitoba Office
March 6, 2023 For Immediate Release Winnipeg (Treaty One): True North Real Estate purchase option goes against the community vision for Portage Place land and mall.  In 2021, the Canadian Centre for...
March 6, 2023 | Manitoba Office
January 20, 2023    For Immediate Release (Winnipeg, Treaty One): Manitobans want the provincial government to keep the money earmarked for the Education Property Tax Rebate and spend it on public...
January 20, 2023 | Manitoba Office
 August 18, 2022   For Immediate Release (Winnipeg): The Manitoba government’s minimum wage announcement today will not cover the massive cost of living increases low-income workers face in 2022.  ...
August 18, 2022 | Manitoba Office
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - Manitoba office is pleased to announce the appointment of Niall Harney as the Errol Black Chair of Labour Issues. Niall brings a strong blend of...
February 7, 2022 | Manitoba Office
Full-time licensed child care in most Canadian cities is struggling under the financial burden of COVID-19—registering a dramatic drop in enrolment while for profit centre parent fees remain...
March 18, 2021 | Manitoba Office
“Decades of gender equality progress was wiped away in two short months during 2020, the budget must contain meaningful action and funding for universal child care, training and skills-building, and...
March 8, 2021 | Manitoba Office