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Working toward a socially and economically just British Columbia
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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Action plan shows more stable future for forest communities is possible
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER–A study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says there is no shortage of solutions available to…
Getting More from Our Forests
Ten Proposals for Building Stability in BC’s Forestry Communities Download 791.67 KB47 pages
Reductions in employment standards and enforcement amount to wilful neglect of province’s most vulnerable workers, says labour economist
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver) Numbers obtained from the BC Ministry of Labour show that sweeping changes to the employment standards system have dramatically…
Eroding Worker Protections
BC’s New ‘Flexible’ Employment Standards Download 984.85 KB 48 pages
Paying our public servants
The season of public sector bargaining is upon us. While the teachers’ strike is over, bargaining now starts in earnest for the vast majority of…
Provincial government risks recruitment and turnover problems if it ignores wage trends in next round of public sector bargaining
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver–As the BC government enters into collective bargaining with over 80% of the province’s public sector workers, it will have…
Paying Our Public Servants
The Dollars and Sense of BC and National Wage Trends Download 90.42 KB8 pages
Alberta’s oil wealth
Is there a constitutional fix? For years now, provincial governments have complained about a “fiscal imbalance” in reference to Ottawa’s ongoing surpluses while many provinces…
Children need greater protection in the world of work
Two years ago the provincial government made dramatic changes to BC’s child labour rules, relaxing the laws and regulations that govern the hiring of children…
Child and Youth Employment Standards
The Experience of Young Workers Under BC’s New Policy Regime Download 647.71 KB40 pages Attachments SUMMARY: Child and Youth Employment Standards
Survey of young workers should prompt rethink of child and youth employment standards
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (Vancouver) A new study that surveyed public school students raises concerns that BC’s employment regulations are leaving children…
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