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International Regulatory Cooperation and the Public Good

Rental Wage in Canada

Mapping the affordable renting crisis

Best and Worst Places to be a Woman

Assessing the gender gaps in Canada's biggest cities

Developmental Milestones

Child care fees in Canada’s big cities 2018

Mint Condition

Fact Sheets & Infographics

CCPA submission to Treasury Board consultation on regulatory modernization

On June 29, 2019, the federal government launched a public consultation on initiatives intended to "modernize" the Canadian regulatory system. Interested Canadians were invited to provide input on...
September 6, 2019 | National Office

Rental Wage in Canada

Our new report maps rental affordability in neighbourhoods across Canada by calculating the “rental wage,” which is the hourly wage needed to afford an average apartment without spending more than 30...
July 18, 2019 | National Office

Towards Justice: Tackling Indigenous Child Poverty in Canada

CCPA senior economist David Macdonald co-authored a new report, Towards Justice: Tackling Indigenous Child Poverty in Canada—released by Upstream Institute in partnership with the Assembly of First...
July 9, 2019 | National Office

More Updates
Taking Stock of CETA

Early Impacts of the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement

October 1, 2019 | National Office

CCPA submission to Treasury Board consultation on regulatory modernization

September 6, 2019 | National Office

First served

Private pension plan deficits and shareholder repayments in Canada

August 29, 2019 | National Office

Who is included in a Just Transition?

Considering social equity in Canada’s shift to a zero-carbon economy

August 28, 2019 | National Office

Unaccommodating

Rental Housing Wage in Canada

July 18, 2019 | National Office

More Reports & Studies
Canadian investors need to stop suing foreign governments over environmental-friendly policies

May 15, 2019 | National Office

A confident opinion, a looming decision

The compatibility of the CETA Investment Court System with EU law

April 10, 2019 | National Office

CCPA report confirms BC’s new investments in child care affordability are urgently needed

February 7, 2019 | National Office, BC Office

Getting back on course

December 18, 2017 | National Office

Why progressives oppose Canada-EU trade deal

September 23, 2016 | National Office

More Commentary
Developmental Milestones

Child care fees in Canada’s big cities 2018

February 7, 2019 | National Office

Time Out Top Takeaways

Child care fees in Canada 2017

December 12, 2017 | National Office

Infographic: Splitting the Difference

Who really benefits from small business income splitting?

September 26, 2017 | National Office

Infographics: Turning words into action

March 9, 2017 | National Office

Infographic: Is Canada exporting its climate problem?

January 25, 2017 | National Office, BC Office

More Fact Sheets & Infographics

Our Schools / Our Selves: Climate Justice in Education

How is climate change and sustainability being taught, practiced and promoted in educational institutions across the country? Find out in the latest issue of OS/OS.

Download select articles here