Manitoba Office Updates

As is the case in the U.K., Australia and New Zealand, housing advocates have long argued that the best way to address the housing needs of low-income Manitobans is by increasing the supply of social...
February 19, 2020 | Manitoba Office
First Nations are leading the way in net-zero building development with positive economic and community benefits, finds a new report. Nisichawayasihk: A Future Net-Zero First Nation?  by Lawrence...
February 11, 2020 | Manitoba Office
What would a long view of Manitoba Hydro all entail.  Read report here.
September 9, 2019 | Manitoba Office
You are invited to CCPA-MB’s annual fundraising brunch in support of the Errol Black Chair in Labour Issues.  Please join us to honour: Honoured Guest: John Loxley is Professor of Economics at the...
June 26, 2019 | Manitoba Office
Getting to doctors appointments, going to school, to work, attending social engagements, picking up groceries and even going to the beach should all affordable and accessible.  Check out Ellen Smirl'...
December 7, 2018 | Manitoba Office
In Winnipeg, there is a need for more affordable housing, as 21 percent of households (64,065 households) are living in unaffordable housing--according to CMHC's definition of spending more than 30...
December 3, 2018 | Manitoba Office
Climate change; stagnant global economic growth; political polarization; growing inequality.  Our city finds itself dealing with all these issues, and more at once. The 2018 Alternative Municipal...
June 18, 2018 | Manitoba Office
Premier Pallister’s Trump-esque statement that budget 2018 was going to be the “best budget ever” has fallen a bit flat. Instead of a bold plan to deal with climate change, poverty and our crumbling...
March 14, 2018 | Manitoba Office
Community Economic Development in Manitoba - nudging capitalism out of the way?
January 29, 2018 | Manitoba Office
Cinameteque, Jan 23.  7:00 pm - Free event Film Trailer CCEDNET-MB, CCPA-MB, The Manitoba Research Alliance and Rebel Sky Media presents: The Inclusive Economy:  Stories of Community Economic...
January 16, 2018 | Manitoba Office
Winnipeg's community-based organizations are standing on shakey ground and confused about how to proceed with current provincial governement measurements.  Read the 2017 State of the Inner City...
January 3, 2018 | Manitoba Office
What does twelve years of community organizing look like for a North End Winnipeg neighbourhood?  Jessica Leigh survey's those years with the Dufferin community from a community development lens. ...
October 12, 2017 | Manitoba Office
Ellen Smirl researched the barriers experienced by low-income Manitobans when faced with trying to replace lost, stolen, or never aquired idenfication forms. Read full report here.  
October 10, 2017 | Manitoba Office
What does an average two-parent/two children family in Manitoba actually need to make in order to have a basic but decent life? Read 2016/17 Living Wage Report
June 29, 2017 | Manitoba Office
This winter, a 53 year old woman died overnight in minus 32 degrees temperatures, frozen to death on the streets of downtown Winnipeg. A new study from CCPA-MB renews calls to action to deal with...
March 13, 2017 | Manitoba Office