• 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.…