The CCPA's Growing Gap project takes an in-depth and sustained look at one of the biggest challenges of our time: Worsening income and wealth inequality in Canada. Our team of economists and researchers have been tracking household income, wealth, spending and credit data, unearthing a troubling phenomenon.
Growing Gap
- New analysis from David Macdonald has revealed that the $61 million in bonuses paid out by four Canadian grocery chains to 23 executives in 2019 alone would cover the $2 per hour pandemic wage top-up...June 17, 2020 | National OfficeOn Monday, we released our annual report on CEO pay in Canada. The review finds that the gap between the earnings of executives and the rest of the population is growing stubbornly, with the country’...January 6, 2016 | National OfficeHow Much Income Tax Could Canada’s Top 1% Pay?, by internationally respected CCPA Research Associate Lars Osberg, shows Canada’s richest now pay a lower tax rate than in the 1990s even though their...October 28, 2015 | National Office
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An intersectional analysis of retirement income and savings in Canada
March 8, 2021 | National OfficePriorities for supporting women and the economy
March 2, 2021 | National Office75 years of income inequality in Canada
December 7, 2020 | National OfficeDeveloping an Inclusive Action Plan for Women in the Economy
Special feature
Special feature
By 11:47am on the first official working day of the year, Canada's top 100 CEOs have already pocketed $49,510 — what it takes most Canadians an entire year to earn. Find out more in our annual CEO pay tracking report.
Featured Publication
Featured Publication
Everyone wants to retire with financial security, but that isn't the case for all Canadians. Colour-coded Retirement documents the income gap between white, racialized and Indigenous seniors and examines retirement savings for these groups. The data reveal significant differences in both income and savings among these groups. Learn more in our report.