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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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Toronto’s Taxing Question
Options to Improve the City’s Revenue Health Download 459 KB18 pages This study finds the City of Toronto hasn’t been using all of the tax…
How Ontario can create an effective public pension plan
As Ontario begins work on an expanded public pension plan, the case for a comprehensive public plan couldn’t be clearer: the private sector is not…
A tough month for job seekers in Ontario
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Ontario’s economic update: pieced together with string and masking tape
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Under Pressure
How Public Policy is Constraining Municipalities Download 703.34 KB31 pages This paper examines the full weight of neoliberal policies on Ontario municipalities and calls for…
Ontario municipalities under funding squeeze: study
TORONTO – As candidates across Ontario trade promises for votes in the lead up to the October 27 municipal election, the Canadian Centre for Policy…
Calculating a Living Wage for the Waterloo Region
Download 566.15 KB 22 pages A Waterloo region family of four with two working parents needs to earn $16 an hour to make ends meet.…
Waterloo workers need $16/hour to get by: report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Kitchener-Waterloo – A Waterloo region family of four with two working parents needs to earn $16 an hour…
Labour Market Trends: Ontario’s ongoing struggle to recover
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Austerity 2.0: Kinder and gentler, but a cut is still a cut
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A degree is the new high school diploma: But who can afford it?
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Which Pays Better: Public or Private Sector Jobs?
Settling the Debate Download 563.89 KB13 pages This report provides an overview of public versus private sector pay in order to determine which one pays…
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