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Alternative Federal Budget advances “Mission Critical” priorities for new parliament
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—With a new minority Parliament taking shape in Ottawa, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ (CCPA) Alternative…
A $15 minimum wage: Workers paid a steep price for the three-year delay
Minimum wage workers could ill-afford the cost of these lost wages.
2021 Living Wages for Nova Scotia reflect cost of living and lack of government support
Governments can do much more to support workers READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. HALIFAX, NS—The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia released…
Living Wages in Nova Scotia 2021
Working for a Living, Not Living to Work Download 508.8 KB 31 pages This report provides living wage rates for all of…
Living wage rises across BC due to cost of living, especially housing
Government investments in child care and family supports offset other expense increases READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER — The living wage…
Working for a Living Wage: Making paid work meet basic family needs in Metro Vancouver
2021 update Download 1.98 MB 12 pages Living expenses in BC, particularly for housing, are continuing to rise for families, meaning higher…
84 doctors, health experts & economists across Canada call on BC government to show national leadership with 10 days paid sick leave
VANCOUVER—Eighty four signatories to an open letter published today say they want the BC government to show national leadership because its actions…
The false hopes and empty promises of investment treaty modernization
A Canadian company’s successful challenge to a precautionary mining ban in Colombia shows how little investor–state dispute panels care about the right…
Corporate executive pay rose an average of $171K in 2020 despite pandemic: report
Tweaks to bonus pay rules helped protect top executives’ pay CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Top executives of some of…
L’insolvabilité de l’Université Laurentienne reflète une crise structurelle du système universitaire néolibéral en Ontario
Les gouvernements ontariens ont successivement réduit leurs subventions publiques envers les revenus d’exploitation des universités d’environ 80 % en 1980 à environ…
New report examines the need for paid sick leave in Nova Scotia
As the COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare, paid sick leave is critical to supporting the health and well-being of workers and their…