The Nova Scotia office of the CCPA opened its doors in 1999. With the help of our loyal supporters and research associates, we continue to raise debate and propose policy alternatives that will get us closer to a achieving a more economically and socially just—as well as environmentally sustainable—province and Atlantic region.
Welcome to the Nova Scotia Office
- The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is angered and outraged by ongoing police violence and brutality against Black citizens and protestors across the continent. And while much of the current...June 3, 2020 | National Office, BC Office, Saskatchewan Office, Manitoba Office, Ontario Office, Nova Scotia OfficeWe write this statement as members of the Campaign 2000 steering committee, authors, and publisher of the Annual Nova Scotia Report Card on Child and Family Poverty. We are outraged by the...June 9, 2020 | Nova Scotia OfficeThe Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives' Nova Scotia Office (CCPA-NS) is pleased to announce the 2017 Atlantic Student Essay Contest. The contest is open to all students enrolled in post-...April 19, 2017 | Nova Scotia Office
- May 21, 2020 | Nova Scotia Office
COVID-19 confirms the need to transform Nova Scotia’s social safety net
March 11, 2020 | Nova Scotia OfficeA social policy framework for Nova Scotia
January 14, 2020 | Nova Scotia OfficeThree decades lost
October 3, 2019 | Nova Scotia OfficeThe Queen Elizabeth II Hospital Redevelopment and the Privatization of Nova Scotia’s Health Care Infrastructure
- April 3, 2014 | Nova Scotia Office
Nova Scotia Alternative Budget 2014 Backgrounder
Featured Video
Featured Video
Watch this video of CCPA-Nova Scotia's roundtable on the Ivany Report, in which we present our critique of the report, and participants discuss what's at stake, the public interest and Nova Scotia's "new economy."
Featured Report
Featured Report
This report confirms that standards for Nova Scotia's non-unionized workers are well behind the standards in other provinces, and it makes almost 40 recommendations for reforming the Labour Standards Code in Nova Scotia.
Behind The Numbers
Latest posts from the Nova Scotia Office blog:
Open Letter: Anti-Poverty, Fair Economy, Labour and Environmental Advocates Agree on Five Key Principles for a Made-in-Nova Scotia Carbon Pricing System
Fracking—Dollars and Sense
Beware trade-deal trade-offs for Nova Scotia
Policy Points: Cornerstone Compromised
A critical analysis of changes to Special Needs Assistance in Nova Scotia
Policy Points: An alternative to property taxes