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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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Working poverty on the rise in most Metro Vancouver municipalities
JUNE 29, 2016 (Vancouver) Contrary to stereotypes about poverty being concentrated mainly in Vancouver and Surrey, a new study finds the growing ranks of the…
Infographics: Working Poverty in Metro Vancouver
Click to enlarge (files open in a new window). You can also download maps (PDF) via the links below. Read the news release here. Attachments Map…
Canada has every reason to expand the CPP
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Can Canada Expand Oil and Gas Production, Build Pipelines and Keep Its Climate Change Commitments?
Download 2.48 MB 38 pages Under the Paris Agreement, Canada has pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to 30% below 2005 levels by 2030.…
Un expert conclut que nous n’aurons pas besoin de nouveaux oléoducs si les gouvernements fédéral et provinciaux respectent leurs engagements à l’égard du climat
(Ottawa) Une nouvelle étude signée par le vétéran géologue et spécialiste des ressources David Hughes conclut que le Canada ne peut respecter ses engagements à…
Graph: More Than Enough
Under Alberta’s oil sands emissions cap (set at 100 million tonnes per year), growth in oil sands production would be limited to 45% over 2014…
New pipelines not needed if federal and provincial governments serious about climate commitments: earth scientist
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT (OTTAWA) A new study by veteran earth scientist David Hughes finds that Canada cannot meet its global climate…
Comprehensive approach needed to fix Metro Vancouver housing crisis: study
(Vancouver) A new study finds Metro Vancouver’s growing housing affordability crisis is widening the gap between the rich and poor, and requires a multi-pronged response…
We can fix Vancouver’s broken housing market.
Metro Vancouver’s housing market is broken. While most of the attention has been on the soaring price of housing, there is also a crisis in…
Getting Serious About Affordable Housing: Towards a Plan for Metro Vancouver
Download 1.17 MB48 pages The housing market in Metro Vancouver is broken, and we need more rational planning and management in the interests of local people.…
Infographic: How can we fix Vancouver’s broken housing market?
How can we fix Vancouver’s broken housing market? Invest in affordable housing. Restrict absentee ownership. Make property taxes fair. Click for full-size image.
Working for a Living Wage 2016
Making Paid Work Meet Basic Family Needs in Metro Vancouver Download 1.57 MB8 pages Please note: The updated 2019 Living Wage report is now available. Attachments Living Wage…
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