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The CCPA’s Ontario Office specializes in provincial and municipal issues. We deliver original, independent, peer-reviewed, non-partisan research.
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“Commercial” hosts raking in big share of Toronto Airbnb revenue
TORONTO – It’s supposed to be a “home sharing” platform, but a small percentage of hosts account for just under half of all Toronto Airbnb…
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Nobody’s Business: Airbnb in Toronto
It’s supposed to be a “home sharing” platform, but a small percentage of hosts account for just under half of all Toronto Airbnb revenue, according…
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The case for raising property taxes in Ottawa
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Pressing the reset button: A progressive vision for Ontario
The Ontario government has prorogued the provincial legislature, returning September 12 with a new throne speech.
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Ontario payday loan reforms: a drop in the bucket
The Ontario government has announced some modest reforms to lower the outrageous interest rates charged to customers of payday loan companies.
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OnPolicy Crossword Answers
In our latest issue of OnPolicy, we included a crossword puzzle on the theme of Ontario’s working poor. Get the answers here! Attachments CCPA ON…
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OnPolicy: Ontario’s Working Poor
Summer 2016 Download 9.79 MB 60 pages This issue of OnPolicy gives you a road map to working poverty in nine Ontario cities: Ottawa, London, Toronto,…
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Ottawa’s chance to provide low-income transit passes
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Ontario’s new climate plan needs bigger sticks, more carrots
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Gains in construction pull up Ontario employment in May
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Toronto’s City Budget 2017
No More Rabbits to Pull out of the Hat In her presentation to the Executive Committee at Toronto City Council, CCPA-Ontario Senior Economist Sheila Block…
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Bill 186: The ORPP will strengthen retirement security
In her presentation to the Standing Committee on Social Policy, CCPA-Ontario Senior Economist Sheila Block details the importance of the Ontario Retirement Pension Plan in…
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