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Submission to the Industrial Inquiry Commission on the dispute between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia
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…
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Ontario lost nearly 1,300 residential construction jobs last year—the worst in Canada
Public policy researchers spill a lot of ink on housing affordability, but we pay a lot less attention to residential construction as an employment sector.…
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2024 Living wage rates for Newfoundland and Labrador: Understanding costs in Labrador
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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Nova Scotia minimum wage increase: Still not enough
Minimum wage workers can expect a 50-cent increase as of April 1, 2025 (to $15.70), followed by another increase of 80 cents in October 2025…
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2024 was a difficult year for climate action
The following is a re-print of the December 2024 edition of Shift Storm, the CCPA’s monthly newsletter which focuses on the intersection of work and…
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Company men
Following two blistering years of all-time high compensation, Canada’s 100 highest-paid CEOs pocketed $13.2 million, on average, in 2023—the third biggest haul since we’ve been…
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Canada’s richest 100 CEOs make 210 times more than average worker
OTTAWA—Following two blistering years of all-time high compensation, Canada’s 100 highest-paid CEOs pocketed $13.2 million, on average, in 2023—the third biggest haul since the Canadian…
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Will a pro-oil president kill the oil sands?
The following is a re-print of the November 2024 edition of Shift Storm, the CCPA’s monthly newsletter which focuses on the intersection of work and…
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2024 Manitoba Living Wage Update
The 2024 living wage for Winnipeg is $18.75 per hour. In Brandon it is $16.28 per hour, and in Thompson it is $17.90 per hour.…
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Contradictions in care: Labour conditions, conflicting values, and crisis in child protection social work in Nova Scotia
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia (CCPA-NS) released a new report, Contradictions in care: Labour conditions, conflicting values, and crisis in child protection social…
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What the U.S. election can teach us about durable climate policy
The following is a re-print of the October 2024 edition of Shift Storm, the CCPA’s monthly newsletter which focuses on the intersection of work and…
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