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December 9, 2023

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  • Care Economy
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    Backgrounder: Long-term care in Nova Scotia: Pandemic lessons and persistent failure

    A survey of long-term care workers

    April 22, 2026
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    Thinking Inside the Box

    About the authorLynne Fernandez

    March 5, 2024
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    Nova Scotia
    Unions & Worker’s Rights

    New report focuses on the experiences of immigrant and migrant women workers in Nova Scotia

    Halifax/Kjipuktuk—Today, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia (CCPA-NS) released the report, Cooking, Cleaning, and Caring: COVID-19, Essential Labour and the Experiences of Immigrant and Migrant…

    March 5, 2024
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    Cutting interest rates would reduce housing costs—and inflation

    About the authorDavid MacdonaldDavid joined the CCPA as its Senior Ottawa Economist in 2011, although he has been a long time contributor as a research…

    March 5, 2024
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    The Monitor

    Electoral reform could be key to solving the housing affordability crisis—and more

    “People are struggling across this country like I have never seen before in my lifetime.”

    March 1, 2024
  • Finance, accounting and fintech, a man on a computer and calculator working out his business budget strategy. Businessman at his office desk, laptop, money management and financial investment online.
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    The economic benefits of minimum wage

    About the authorCCPA-MB

    February 29, 2024
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    Shift Storm
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    Climate and work: What’s in store for 2024?

    About the authorHadrian Mertins-KirkwoodHadrian Mertins-Kirkwood (he/him) is a senior researcher and political economist at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. His work focuses on federal…

    February 29, 2024
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    Nova Scotia Budget: Building faster to what?

    About the authorChristine SaulnierChristine Saulnier (she/her) is Director of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia. She has a doctorate in Political Science from York…

    February 29, 2024
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    Public Services & Privatization

    Free contraception is a win for all Canadians

    “Right now, Canada is the only country with universal health care that does not offer coverage for prescription drugs, including contraceptives. About the authorKatherine ScottKatherine…

    February 29, 2024
  • News Release
    Unions & Worker’s Rights

    L’écart salarial entre les hommes et les femmes au Canada se rétrécit dans le secteur public

    OTTAWA— D’après un nouveau rapport du Centre canadien de politiques alternatives (CCPA), les pratiques salariales du secteur public contribuent à réduire les écarts de rémunération…

    February 28, 2024
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    How the public sector is fighting income inequality (and why it’s still not enough)

    About the authorDavid MacdonaldDavid joined the CCPA as its Senior Ottawa Economist in 2011, although he has been a long time contributor as a research…

    February 28, 2024
  • News Release
    Pay Equity

    L’écart salarial entre les hommes et les femmes au Canada se rétrécit dans le secteur public

    OTTAWA—D’après un nouveau rapport du Centre canadien de politiques alternatives (CCPA), les pratiques salariales du secteur public contribuent à réduire les écarts de rémunération entre…

    February 28, 2024
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    Post-Secondary Education
    Provincial Budgets

    Here’s a dime, get lost: Ontario’s message to universities and colleges

    About the authorRandy Robinson

    February 28, 2024
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