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Pension income worth billions to government revenues and the economy: study
OTTAWA—Workplace pensions—especially Defined Benefits plans—are considered the gold standard for workers’ retirement security, but a new study from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA)…
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Le pouvoir des pensions
La sécurité de la retraite est le rêve de tous les Canadiens, mais les employeurs, en particulier ceux du secteur privé, offrent de moins en…
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Les revenus de pension représentent des milliards de dollars pour les recettes de l’État et l’économie : une étude
OTTAWA— Pendant que les travailleurs de Postes Canada font la grève pour protéger leur fonds de pension, une nouvelle étude du Centre canadien de politiques…
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Canada is not ready for a collapse of the oil sands
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Heads in the sands
This report explores the potential social and economic consequences of a large-scale decline in oil sands production due to collapsing demand for Canadian oil exports.…
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Soaring cost of living—especially for housing—causes living wages to increase across BC
The 2024 living wage for Metro Vancouver has risen to $27.05 per hour, a 5.3% increase from last year. This significant increase highlights the region’s…
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Why Canada Post workers are on strike
On the morning of November 15, 55,000 postal workers—members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW)— walked off the job. It’s the latest in…
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Refugees welcome? Comparing Canadian policy on Palestinian and Ukrainian refugees
Canada’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 was an incredible show of compassion towards a nation facing an extraordinary threat to…
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Cost of living—especially for housing—fuels affordability crisis and Metro Vancouver’s increasing living wage
VANCOUVER — A sharp increase in the region’s cost of living—primarily due to soaring housing costs and highlighting the region’s affordability crisis—has led Metro Vancouver’s living…
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Working for a Living Wage
The 2024 living wage for Metro Vancouver is $27.05 per hour. This is the hourly rate that each of two parents working full-time must earn…
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Greening Trade?
This document responds to a Global Affairs Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada consultation on the functioning to date of the environment chapter in…
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Are municipal politics already partisan?
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