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Established in 1997, the CCPA’s BC Office investigates key challenges facing our province through independent research, analysis and expertise. We propose real, workable solutions, and share our findings as widely as possible to advance social, economic and environmental justice – and to challenge the message that there is no alternative.
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New paper warns of global “ecological overshoot” and rising inequality
UBC professor publication highlights policy alternatives to achieve true sustainability in CCPA publication CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) In a new paper…
Avoiding Collapse
An agenda for sustainable degrowth and relocalizing the economy Download 309.92 KB 20 pages In this thoughtful paper, UBC Professor Emeritus William Rees, the originator…
CCPA Submission to Consultation on BC Forest Tenures
Download 645.58 KB 3 pages CCPA-BC Director Seth Klein submitted the attached to Mr. Jim Snetsinger, who is leading a consultation on area-based forest tenures…
Opposition propose BC Poverty Reduction and Economic Inclusion Act
Now is the time for bi-partisan collaboration in addressing the root causes of poverty On Tuesday, May 6th, in the BC Legislature, the Official Opposition…
TFWs Give Firms the Incentive to Create the Wrong Kind of Jobs
The recent controversy over Temporary Foreign Workers (TFWs) highlights that companies can be profitable with very different approaches to wages and worker turnover. On one…
The Good Life – The Green Life
Learn more about this series by visiting goodlifegreenlife.ca.
Path to Prosperity?
A Closer Look at British Columbia’s Natural Gas Royalties and Proposed LNG Income Tax Download 824.06 KB 15 pages This report examines the assumptions behind…
BC government urged to lower expectations for LNG-based “Prosperity Fund”
New report shows that $100 billion from liquified natural gas “not likely to be realized given real world conditions” READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver-–A…
Paying a ‘living wage’ is good for everybody
We all want Metro Vancouver to be a livable and sustainable place, for ourselves, our families and our children. However, for many families who work…
2014 living wage calculation: Parents need two minimum wage jobs each to support a family in Metro Vancouver
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER – A report released today finds that the wage needed to cover the costs of raising a family in…
Working for a Living Wage 2014
Making Paid Work Meet Basic Family Needs in Metro Vancouver Download 1.52 MB8 pages Please note: The updated 2019 Living Wage report is now available. Attachments Living Wage…
BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Spring 2014, Volume 17, Number 2 Download 1.62 MB8 pages Inside this issue: BC Jobs Plan reality check: The first two years by Iglika Ivanova Legal…
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