Manitoba
Established in 1997, the CCPA in Manitoba investigates key challenges facing our province through quality, peer-reviewed, research, analysis and expertise.
Contact:
[email protected] / (204) 927-3200
301 – 583 Ellice Ave. Winnipeg, MB R3B 1Z7
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Manitoba Budget 2026
Focus on budget balance overshadows public service rebuild and support for low-income Manitobans in Budget 2026
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Vitals check: Restoring provincial health spending in Manitoba
Health care spending in Manitoba has increased substantially since 2023, but it will take more to recover from years of underfunding
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Achieving the right to housing: Lessons for Manitoba from Finland
You can’t have Housing First without having Housing First — but you need a whole lot more.
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Manitoba Fiscal Update: investing in the long-term should be prioritized over a short-term budget balance
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 15, 2025 WINNIPEG (TREATY ONE) – Manitoba’s second quarter fiscal update, released this afternoon, provides a snapshot of the difficult fiscal…
The latest research, analysis and commentary on issues that matter to you
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Realizing potential: Reflections on policy responses to displaced persons in Manitoba
Supports available to newcomers under the special cohort-based initiatives for displaced Syrians, Afghans, and Ukrainians model what’s possible for Manitoba, and Canada.
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Manitoba Living Wage Update 2025
Winnipeg’s living wage rises by $1.02 per hour, Brandon and Thompson essentially hold steady
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We Have to Grow our Own
Economic development in Manitoba’s north requires increased investment in adult basic education.
Manitoba Alternative Budgets
The Manitoba office brings the best and brightest researchers, economists and community activists together around provincial or municipal election times to curate a fully costed budget and volume of policy and budgetary alternatives.
We’ve done the research, and a better way is possible.
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Low-income senior renters can’t age in place in Winnipeg
Structural barriers exist that prevent low-income seniors from aging in place.
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Put fairness at centre of Manitoba Budget
About the authorMolly McCrackenMolly McCracken (she/her) is the Director of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives–Manitoba office. Her research and commentary focuses on social inclusion…
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Big rent hikes — a made-in-Manitoba problem
About the authorYutaka Dirks
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Tackling Today’s Polycrisis: Beyond a Balanced Budget in Manitoba
Thursday Feb 5th 11:30 – 1:00 pm Union Centre, 275 Broadway, Winnipeg
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Oct 16 Brandon: Adult Basic Education in Western Manitoba – growing the benefits. Oct 23: report launch Winnipeg
Adult basic education is a highly effective program that can transform people’s lives. Research shows that it reduces poverty, promotes reconciliation and supports economic development.
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November 2 – Errol Black Chair Fundraising Brunch 2025
Keynote Speaker Peggy Nash, CCPA Executive Director Sunday November 2,
