Nova Scotia Office
The CCPA Nova Scotia office opened in 1999. We propose policy alternatives to achieve an environmentally sustainable, economically and socially just province.
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2024 Report card on child and family poverty in Nova Scotia: Swift action is needed for child and family wellbeing
Halifax/Kjipuktuk – The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia (CCPA-NS) just released the 2024 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia: Swift…
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The Nova Scotia Budget 2025-26: Time to raise our expectations and unlock potential for everyone
With its new budget, the Nova Scotia Government wants you to think it is making historic investments, for “unlocking our potential.” It has declared, for…
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2024 Living wage rates for Newfoundland and Labrador: Understanding costs in Labrador
Region Rate 2024 Difference to Labrador Central 24.10 13% Eastern 24.70 11% Western 24.10 13% Labrador-Northern Peninsula 27.30 Highest Item Central Eastern Western Labrador-Northern Peninsula…
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Nova Scotia minimum wage increase: Still not enough
Minimum wage workers can expect a 50-cent increase as of April 1, 2025 (to $15.70), followed by another increase of 80 cents in October 2025…
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CCPA NOVA SCOTIA Updates-
Nova Scotia municipal elections: Local democracy can be a counter to authoritarianism
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Nova Scotia municipal elections: Fully public services improve quality—time to deprivatize
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Contradictions in care: Labour conditions, conflicting values, and crisis in child protection social work in Nova Scotia
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia (CCPA-NS) released a new report, Contradictions in care: Labour conditions, conflicting values, and crisis in child protection social…
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Challenging Nova Scotia’s Climate Change Plan to Do Better
Challenging Nova Scotia’s Climate Change Plan to Do Better analyzes Nova Scotia’s approach to climate action as set out in the province’s 2022 Climate Change Plan,…
