Updates from the CCPA

Thursday evening at the Canadian War Museum, in a debate presented by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute and moderated by historian Jack Granatstein, CCPA Senior Economist Armine Yalnizyan and...

May 12, 2013 | National Office

Inequality is accelerating

"Inequality is accelerating – and with it, the fragility of our economy." The latest column by Frances Russell, Tax cuts a race to the bottom, connects the dots between worsening...

May 9, 2013

CCPA presents on income inequality to the Standing Committee on Finance

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May 6, 2013 | National Office

Without change in public policy, Canada's gender gap will persist

The coming weeks will see women and men graduating in nearly equal numbers from schools across Canada. By the time those women and men reach their 30s, they will see the gap between their incomes...

April 24, 2013 | National Office

The 28 cent difference

Working women in Ontario are doing all they can to get by: they're working hard, they're driving enrolments in bachelor and master's degree programs at our universitites. But when it comes to pay...

April 8, 2013 | Ontario Office

Income inequality on the rise, especially in large cities

Income inequality in Canada is on the rise—especially in the country's largest cities. CCPA analysis of new data finds the richest 1% of Canadians make almost $180,000...

January 28, 2013 | National Office

Executive pay in Canada: Overcompensating?

For Canada’s 100 highest paid CEOs, the rewards start clocking in very early into the New Year. By 1:18pm on January 2, the first...

January 3, 2013 | National Office

Income inequality, by the numbers

This week, The Huffington Post features an infographic breaking down the details on the growth of income inequality in Canada between 1980 and 2009. Created by Ryerson University...

May 28, 2012 | National Office

The Three Amigos: How Income Inequality in Mexico is different than Canada and the U.S.

An examination of income inequality in North America reveals that Mexico is the only part of the continent where the middle class has been gaining from growth, according to a...

May 18, 2012 | National Office

Taxing the rich

There's a growing movement in Canada to pressure our governments to ask those who have more to give to contribute more in taxes. A new Environics Poll for the...

April 10, 2012 | National Office

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