Ontario Office News Releases
OTTAWA—Giant loopholes in Ontario’s rent control system mean tenants are paying average rent increases that are three times those allowed under the provincial rent increase guideline, a new report...
April 11, 2024 |
Ontario Office TORONTO — The government of Ontario should double its funding to public universities in the province, a new report from the Ontario office of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says.
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November 30, 2023 |
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TORONTO — The Ontario government’s plan to expand the use of for-profit corporations to provide surgeries and diagnostic procedures won’t reduce wait times and is...
November 2, 2023 |
Ontario Office TORONTO—Ministry of Education funding for Ontario’s 72 school boards fell by an average of $800 per student from 2017-18 to 2021-22, new analysis from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (...
April 28, 2022 |
Ontario Office TORONTO—Ontario’s move in 2018 to raise the minimum wage reduced the racialized wage gap, particularly for women, amid rising employment, according to a new study from the Canadian Centre for Policy...
April 5, 2022 |
Ontario Office TORONTO— La décision de l'Ontario en 2018 d'augmenter le salaire minimum a permis de réduire l'écart salarial racialisé, en particulier pour les femmes, parallèlement à une croissance de l'emploi,...
April 5, 2022 |
Ontario Office TORONTO—The Ontario government must boost annual education funding by $4.3 billion a year to help elementary and secondary school students recover from two years of pandemic disruptions to their...
February 3, 2022 |
Ontario Office TORONTO—Throughout the pandemic, a larger share of racialized and Indigenous workers have been in jobs that put them in close proximity to others, increasing their risk of COVID-19 infection, says a...
December 7, 2021 |
Ontario Office TORONTO—Selon un nouveau rapport du Centre canadien de politiques alternatives (CCPA), les travailleurs autochtones et racialisés ont été plus nombreux, tout au long de la pandémie, à occuper des...
December 7, 2021 |
Ontario Office TORONTO—Half a million Ontario children are growing up in poverty, a new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) revealed today.
“Newly released data for 2019 show that 500,000...
November 24, 2021 |
Ontario Office Un demi-million d’enfants grandissent en situation de pauvreté en Ontario, révèle un nouveau rapport
TORONTO—Un demi-million d’enfants grandissent en situation de pauvreté en Ontario, révèle un nouveau rapport publié par le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives (CCPA).
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November 24, 2021 |
Ontario Office “What does it cost to care?” Long-term care needs $1.8 billion to reach safe staffing levels: report
TORONTO—Ontario’s beleaguered long-term care system needs a funding injection of $1.8 billion a year to bring wages and staffing up to recommended levels of quality of care and safety, according to a...
June 23, 2020 |
Ontario Office TORONTO— Dans la tourmente, le système de soins de longue durée de l’Ontario nécessite un investissement supplémentaire de 1,8 milliard de dollars par an pour atteindre les niveaux de qualité des...
June 23, 2020 |
Ontario Office As COVID-19 slashes tenants’ incomes, Ontario needs a residential Eviction Prevention Plan: Analysis
TORONTO – Ontario tenants who have fallen behind on their rent because of COVID-19 will need provincial help to stay housed when the current eviction ban is lifted, new analysis from the Canadian...
May 28, 2020 |
Ontario Office Ontario needs to spend at least $58 million more a month to fix long-term care staffing crisis: CCPA
TORONTO – As the COVID-19 death toll mounts, the Ontario government must immediately spend at least $58 million more a month on staffing to help save the lives of seniors in long-term care homes, the...
April 17, 2020 |
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