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BC home to Canada’s second highest poverty rate
New report: Province must stop rejecting need for poverty reduction plan READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER – BC’s poverty rate is virtually unchanged from…
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Taking stock of BC’s new (affordable?) housing policies
In 2016, the BC government set out several new actions intended to address housing affordability. But as 2017 begins, Metro Vancouver continues to have a…
Quebec: Room for improvement in economic outcomes for immigrants
The BBC once told the story of Wang Lai Ming, who decided to change his name to Terence King when he emigrated to New Zealand…
Long Overdue
Why BC needs a poverty reduction plan Download 1.86 MB 44 pages BC is Canada’s only province without a poverty reduction plan. This report examines…
Trump and Trudeau are gunning to massively privatize infrastructure – and it’s going to cost you
As with most of Donald Trump’s policy ideas, details are still sparse on his plan for rebuilding America’s crumbling infrastructure. But two main pillars of…
BC Solutions: News and commentary from the CCPA’s BC Office
January 2017 Download 2.59 MB12 pages Looking for BC Update and BC Commentary? Look no further. We’ve combined the two to create BC Solutions. Through this…
A bleak jobs picture outside BC’s big cities
We hear a lot about BC’s strong jobs performance – it’s mentioned in every speech and media appearance by our Premier and members of her…
Ontario job watch: 2016 ends with a whimper
Canada may have ended 2016 with a surprising spurt in job growth last December, but Ontario was not so lucky.Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey ushered…
Fast Facts: Manitoba municipalities struggle to meet housing needs
Mayors Cities and towns across the province are learning to work within their unique economic climates and available policy tools to deal with housing needs.…
Infographic: Throwing Money at the Problem
CEO Pay in Canada By 11:47am today, just before most Canadians are starting their lunch break on the first official work day of the year,…
Throwing Money at the Problem
10 Years of Executive Compensation Download 938.19 KB28 pages The CCPA has been tracking CEO pay in Canada for 10 years, and in that time…
