Priorities for fostering an inclusive recovery in BC
This report examines the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on the BC job market and on different groups of workers a year into the pandemic. It reviews key economic and employment trends to track how the COVID-19 recession unfolded in BC and looks at how different sectors, communities and workers have been impacted.
Although the federal and provincial governments intervened quickly and mobilized significant resources to cushion the financial impact of the COVID-19 crisis for individuals and businesses, the pandemic has highlighted and deepened the economy’s gender, racial and income inequalities.
The report concludes with recommendations for key policy frameworks needed to address the structural inequalities exposed by the pandemic and solutions for a more inclusive and just economy, rather than returning to the pre-pandemic status-quo.
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Summary – Inequality, employment and COVID-19: Priorities for fostering an inclusive recovery in BC
About the author
Iglika Ivanova
Iglika Ivanova is a Senior Economist and the Public Interest Researcher at the CCPA’s BC Office. She researches and writes on key social and economic challenges facing BC and Canada, including poverty, economic insecurity and labour market shifts towards more precarious work. Iglika is Co-Director of the Understanding Precarity in BC Project (UP-BC). Iglika also investigates issues of government finance, tax policy and privatization and how they relate to the accessibility and quality of public services. She is particularly interested in the potential for public policy to build a more just, inclusive and sustainable economy. Follow Iglika on Twitter
