Christine Saulnier
Christine Saulnier (she/her) is Director of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia. She has a doctorate in Political Science from York University. She leads the living wage calculations for communities across Atlantic Canada and serves as a co-author of the annual child and family poverty report cards for Nova Scotia. She has written extensively, and given commentary on a range of other public policy issues including fiscal policy, labour markets, and child care policy. She serves on the Steering Committee of Child Care Now Nova Scotia, and Campaign 2000 (national coalition to end child and family poverty). She served on the Board of the NS Health Coalition and Adsum for 10 years.

The Nova Scotia government says its 2026–27 budget will save the average family more than $1,400 per year through tax cuts. This sounds like strong…

Kjipuktuk/Halifax – The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia (CCPA-NS) released the 2025 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty on Prince Edward Island: Complacency…

Kjipuktuk/Halifax – The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia (CCPA-NS) released the 2025 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia: No Real…

The report commends the government for meeting Nova Scotia’s targets in the bilateral funding agreement with the federal government. However, significant challenges remain to realize…

The Nova Scotia government has announced that employers will have to pay minimum wage workers 50 cents more per hour in 2026, with a 25-cent…

Halifax/Kjipuktuk— The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia released ‘The Foundations of Decent Work: An Evaluation of Nova Scotia Labour Standards.’ This report assesses the…

Labour Day is a time to reflect on working conditions and the vital role workers play in our society.

Halifax/Kjipuktuk— The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia released the 2025 Living Wages Report for Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island, providing…

With its new budget, the Nova Scotia Government wants you to think it is making historic investments, for “unlocking our potential.” It has declared, for…

This submission provides an overview of the pertinent social and economic factors that the Industrial Inquiry Commission must consider as it develops recommendations concerning the…

Region Rate 2024 Difference to Labrador Central 24.10 13% Eastern 24.70 11% Western 24.10 13% Labrador-Northern Peninsula 27.30 Highest Item Central Eastern Western Labrador-Northern Peninsula…
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