News Releases

OTTAWA – A report on the cost of F-35s has just been released by the Rideau Institute and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. “The Plane That Ate the Canadian Military” was written by...
April 29, 2014 | National Office
(Vancouver) A report released today finds that the wage needed to cover the costs of raising a family in Metro Vancouver is $20.10 per hour. This is the 2014 Metro Vancouver living wage rate, the...
April 29, 2014 | BC Office
OTTAWA—A proposed new trade agreement could undermine public services by locking in privatization, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). The study...
April 28, 2014 | National Office
OTTAWA—A new study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) reveals the best and worst cities to be a woman in Canada. According to the study, Québec City is the best city...
April 23, 2014 | National Office
OTTAWA – Une nouvelle étude publiée aujourd’hui par le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives  (CCPA) révèle les noms des meilleures et des pires villes où vivre pour les femmes au Canada. Selon...
April 23, 2014 | National Office
TORONTO – The pay gap between men and women in Ontario is getting worse and will continue to do so without government involvement, says a Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) report...
April 15, 2014 | National Office, Ontario Office
OTTAWA—A new analysis of the 86 wealthiest Canadian residents reveals they have so much money they could buy the province of New Brunswick and still have cash to spare, says the Canadian Centre for...
April 3, 2014 | National Office
OTTAWA—Une nouvelle analyse du groupe que constitue les 86 résidents les plus fortunés du Canada démontre qu'ils sont si riches qu'ils pourraient acheter la province du Nouveau-Brunswick, et ce, sans...
April 3, 2014 | National Office
Halifax—Another new government and another opportunity to consider what the next four years and beyond will bring for Nova Scotians. It is critical for Nova Scotians to hold our governments...
March 19, 2014 | Nova Scotia Office
TORONTO – Ontario's labour market woes can't be blamed on a recession hangover – the underlying trouble is a long-term, seismic shift that requires new policy answers, says a report by the Canadian...
March 14, 2014 | Ontario Office
OTTAWA— Canada’s retirement income system may work well for the mutual fund industry but it’s failing individual Canadians, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives...
March 11, 2014 | National Office
Halifax—When the Nova Scotia legislature reconvenes on Friday the government will introduce legislation to deal with the home support workers’ strike that is set to begin on Friday. While we don’t...
February 27, 2014 | Nova Scotia Office
(Victoria) The BC government missed an opportunity to address British Columbians’ growing economy insecurity in a weak job market with the 2014 budget, says Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives...
February 18, 2014 | BC Office
OTTAWA— The 2014-15 federal budget contains the largest annual spending cuts to date, says the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA). There are $14 billion worth of spending cuts announced...
February 11, 2014 | National Office
OTTAWA— Le Centre canadien pour les politiques alternatives (CCPA) met en garde: un budget fédéralsoi-disant neutre risque plutôt d'aggraver le ralentissement de l’économie canadienne. L’Alternative...
February 5, 2014 | National Office