News Releases

News Releases

In addition to our formal news releases (below), you can get informal news about CCPA's activities from our Updates. You can also view news releases and updates from specific CCPA offices across Canada or from specific projects and inititatives (such as The Growing Gap, Climate Justice, Alternative Federal Budget, and others).

Future of Canada’s submarine program is in doubt, report finds

OTTAWA – A new report on the future of Canada’s submarine program has just been released by the Rideau Institute and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. “That Sinking Feeling...

June 11, 2013 | National Office

Un rapport conclut que l’avenir du programme canadien des sous-marins est compromis

OTTAWA – L’Institut Rideau et le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives viennent de publier un rapport sur l’avenir du programme canadien des sous-marins. « That Sinking Feeling: Canada...

June 11, 2013 | National Office

Province must get serious about tracking industrial water use and ensure that major consumers pay their fair share, new report finds

VANCOUVER – The BC government has a poor handle on how much water major industries are using, even though those industries are expanding and climate change is altering stream and river flows, a...

June 11, 2013 | BC Office

The answer to Toronto’s $2.5 billion transit question

TORONTO – A new study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA-Ontario) lays out a compromise solution to political gridlock over how to pay for the region’s $2.5...

May 23, 2013 | Ontario Office

Migrant Voices

Press Release May 15, 2013.
Migrant Worker Solidarity Network
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Manitoba A ground-breaking report will be released on the steps of the...

May 15, 2013 | Manitoba Office

Provincial Goverment, Universities and Community Groups sign new agreement

The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, together with community partners is holding a community celebration to mark a new partnership with Universitas—a global...

May 3, 2013 | Manitoba Office

2013 living wage calculation: costs of raising a family in Metro Vancouver rising faster than inflation

(Vancouver) $19.62 is the 2013 Vancouver living wage, according to a report released today that calculates the hourly wage that two working parents with young children must earn to cover the real...

May 2, 2013 | BC Office

Gender gap leaves Canadian women "leaning in" for the next 228 years: study

OTTAWA—Without a change in public policy, Canada’s gender gap won’t go away anytime soon, says a new study from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The study, by CCPA...

April 24, 2013 | National Office

Procurement of Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ships contains Titanic blunder, report finds

OTTAWA – A new report examining the government’s plans to build Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ships has just been released by the Rideau Institute and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives....

April 11, 2013 | National Office

L’acquisition des navires de patrouille extracôtiers / de l'Arctique comporte une erreur digne du Titanic, selon un rapport d’expert

OTTAWA – L’Institut Rideau et le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives publient un nouveau rapport sur le projet du gouvernement canadien de construire des navires de patrouille extracôtiers...

April 11, 2013 | National Office

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— Farley Mowat

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