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The path to prosperity set out in budget 2025 leaves millions behind
About the authorKatherine ScottKatherine serves as the director for the CCPA’s gender equality and public policy work. She has worked in the community sector as…
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Alternative Federal Budget advances “Mission Critical” priorities for new parliament
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. OTTAWA—With a new minority Parliament taking shape in Ottawa, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ (CCPA) Alternative Federal Budget (AFB)…
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Alternative Federal Budget 2022
Download 8.65 MB177 pages Cliquez ici pour le français The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ Alternative Federal Budget (AFB), now in its 26th year, calls for urgent…
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A $15 minimum wage: Workers paid a steep price for the three-year delay
Minimum wage workers could ill-afford the cost of these lost wages.
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A new trade vision for a Green New Deal
To get the just transition right, we need to defang trade and investment treaties that give polluters a veto on responsible and sustainable economic transformation.
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Living Wages in Nova Scotia 2021
Working for a Living, Not Living to Work Download 508.8 KB 31 pages This report provides living wage rates for all of Nova Scotia in…
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2021 Living Wages for Nova Scotia reflect cost of living and lack of government support
Governments can do much more to support workers READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. HALIFAX, NS—The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia released Living Wages in…
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Living Wages for Nova Scotia 2021
Read the news release here. About the authorCanadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
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Living wage rises across BC due to cost of living, especially housing
Government investments in child care and family supports offset other expense increases READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. VANCOUVER — The living wage for communities across…
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Working for a Living Wage: Making paid work meet basic family needs in Metro Vancouver
2021 update Download 1.98 MB 12 pages Living expenses in BC, particularly for housing, are continuing to rise for families, meaning higher wages are required…
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Marked absent: Navigating the post-secondary policy landscape
Students are more than political “changemaker” talking points
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Albertans have a right to be outraged…about the $3.5 million Allan Inquiry
Last week Albertans received the fruits of the Kenney Government’s inquiry into foreign-funded “anti-Alberta” activities targeting the oil and gas industry. The $3.5 million report,…
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Canada’s crisis of democracy
What is the point of a political system that ignores the needs of its people during a crisis?We need bold action.












