BC Office Updates

How can residential care be provided in ways that respect the needs of seniors, families, workers and managers? Join us at this free public forum to hear about ideas and concrete examples of...
January 29, 2016 | BC Office
The latest from our BC office is based on interviews with 200 farmworkers, as well as representatives from industry, advocates and civil servants. The authors find that most workers are subject to...
November 18, 2015 | BC Office
The BC and Saskatchewan offices of the CCPA are partners in a major new SSHRC-funded project to map the influence of fossil fuel companies in Western Canada. Mapping the Power of the Carbon-...
November 12, 2015 | BC Office
BC premier Christy Clark recently stated that the Pacific NorthWest LNG project headed by Petronas would create 4,500 jobs, and that the LNG industry as a whole would create 100,000 jobs. LNG and...
July 27, 2015 | BC Office
Our newest study shows that BC can afford a $10 a day child care program — in fact, it will largely pay for itself, through parent fees and increased tax revenues from more women returning to work....
July 9, 2015 | BC Office
The BC and federal governments continue to push for LNG (liquefied natural gas) development and export, but a major new study from our BC office details the consequences of ramping up fracking and...
May 26, 2015 | BC Office
Each year we work with the Living Wage for Families Campaign and First Call to calculate the hourly wage that would allow a two-parent family with two children to cover basic expenses. This year it's...
April 29, 2015 | BC Office
A year ago we at the CCPA-BC wrote to our supporters with an urgent appeal for help. We faced a very large budget gap that threatened to seriously compromise our work. Your response was tremendous,...
April 27, 2015 | BC Office
In November 2014, CCPA-BC hosted a one-day conference called “A Good Jobs Economy in BC”, with support from the BC Federation of Labour, the Centre for Global Political Economy and the Progressive...
April 27, 2015 | BC Office
Economist David A Green has thoroughly reviewed the academic literature and found no evidence that a $15 minimum wage would cause harm — on the contrary, it would benefit families and reduce poverty...
April 14, 2015 | BC Office
Our new study looks at the transportation choices of Vancouver parents of young kids. Author Arlene McLaren was surprised to find that despite the challenges — tired kids, bulky strollers, busy...
April 2, 2015 | BC Office
To find out why Seth Klein, Marc Lee and Iglika Ivanova are voting yes in the upcoming referendum, read our short primer. Seth will be discussing the referendum on CBC's Early Edition at 6:40 AM and...
March 3, 2015 | BC Office
"Just transition" is an approach to economic and environmental policy-making that says workers in affected industries should not pay the price for doing the right thing for the environment, and...
January 28, 2015 | BC Office
British Columbia is the only province in Canada that does not have a human rights commission. That makes us the weakest province when it comes to fostering human rights awareness and preventing...
December 9, 2014 | BC Office
The CCPA–BC is now accepting nominations for our annual Power of Youth Leadership Awards, which recognize and celebrate young progressive leaders in BC. Are you, or do you know, a young leader...
November 5, 2014 | BC Office