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Canada’s gender and immigration pay gap narrowing in the public sector

Public sector pay compensates women, new Canadians more fairly; private sector pay privileges men, top execs
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Monday, February 26, 2024
OTTAWA—Pay practices in the public sector are helping to narrow Canada’s gender and immigration pay gap, which is key to reducing income inequality, says a new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA).
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How the public sector is fighting income inequality (and why it's still not enough)

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Release Date: 
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
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68 pages
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Pay practices in the public sector are helping to narrow Canada’s gender and immigration pay gap, which is key to reducing income inequality.

L’écart salarial entre les hommes et les femmes au Canada se rétrécit dans le secteur public

Le secteur public est plus équitable pour les femmes et les néo-Canadiens; le secteur privé privilégie les hommes et les cadres supérieurs
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Wednesday, February 28, 2024
OTTAWA— D’après un nouveau rapport du Centre canadien de politiques alternatives (CCPA), les pratiques salariales du secteur public contribuent à réduire les écarts de rémunération entre les sexes et selon le statut d’immigration au Canada, ce qui est essentiel pour réduire les inégalités de revenus.
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Le secteur public combat les inégalités, mais cela reste insuffisant

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Release Date: 
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
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31 pages
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Les pratiques salariales du secteur public contribuent à réduire les écarts de rémunération entre les sexes et selon le statut d’immigration au Canada, ce qui est essentiel pour réduire les inégalités de revenus.

Our Schools/Our Selves - Winter/Spring 2024

Who loses from a commodified university education?
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Friday, February 9, 2024

In the neverending right-wing-led campaigns against social progress, public schools are frequently targeted. And there’s a reason: while battered and underfunded, these institutions are still symbolic of the actualization that we are more than just individual agents or even the sum of our parts; that differences needn’t divide; that a fairer, kinder future for all of us, starting with our kids, is always worth committing to, investing in and being collectively responsible for.

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Getting to net-zero in Canada

Despite the formidable challenges ahead, Canada’s path to net-zero is achievable with a clear, actionable plan that recognizes the scale of the undertaking and the limitations of potential solutions. This report underscores the need for a comprehensive strategy with practical, scalable solutions and a robust policy framework that will steer Canada toward a sustainable, net-zero future by 2050.

View report here: policyalternatives.ca/netZero

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Getting to net-zero in Canada

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Scale of the problem, government projections and daunting challenges
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Thursday, February 8, 2024
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Getting to Net-Zero in Canada: Scale of the problem, government projections and daunting challenges
Getting to Net-Zero in Canada: summary
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64 pages
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Despite the formidable challenges ahead, Canada’s path to net-zero is achievable with a clear, actionable plan that recognizes the scale of the undertaking and the limitations of potential solutions. This report underscores the need for a comprehensive strategy with practical, scalable solutions and a robust policy framework that will steer Canada toward a sustainable, net-zero future by 2050.

Key conclusions and recommendations include: