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Growing Gap
The story of the rich and the rest of us
The CCPA’s Growing Gap project takes an in-depth and sustained look at one of the biggest challenges of our time: Worsening income and wealth inequality in Canada. Our team of economists and researchers have been tracking household income, wealth, spending and credit data, unearthing a troubling phenomenon.
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The Wealth Advantage
The Growing Wealth Gap Between Canada’s Affluent and the Middle Class Download 932.53 KB39 pages This report draws on Statistics Canada’s Survey of Financial Security…
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The Union Card
A Ticket Into Middle Class Stability Download 1.09 MB40 pages This report examines 30 years of unionization and income data to examine the impact of…
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Infographic: Two Child Care Plans
Same cost, real difference Families in Canada deserve affordable child care, but costs vary widely across Canada. Many Canadians don’t know that Quebec has the…
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All your wage gap questions answered
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CEO pay in Canada soars to glory days of pre-recession heights
OTTAWA—Before lunch today—the first official work day of 2015—Canada’s highest paid CEOs will pocket what most Canadians work all year to earn, says the Canadian…
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Infographic: Gross Income
By 11:41 a.m. today, just as most Canadians are getting ready for their lunch break on the first official work day of the year, the…
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Glory Days
CEO Pay in Canada Soaring to Pre-Recession Highs Download 775.47 KB20 pages This report looks at 2013 compensation levels for Canada’s highest paid 100 CEOs…
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Minimum wage has no consistent effect on employment levels: study
OTTAWA—There is no consistent connection between higher minimum wages and employment levels in Canada, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy…
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Dispelling Minimum Wage Mythology
The Minimum Wage and the Impact on Jobs in Canada, 1983–2012 Download 697.6 KB 26 pages This report conducts a wide empirical study of Canadian…
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Calculating a Living Wage for the Waterloo Region
Download 566.15 KB 22 pages A Waterloo region family of four with two working parents needs to earn $16 an hour to make ends meet.…
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Waterloo workers need $16/hour to get by: report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT Kitchener-Waterloo – A Waterloo region family of four with two working parents needs to earn $16 an hour…
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Which Pays Better: Public or Private Sector Jobs?
Settling the Debate Download 563.89 KB13 pages This report provides an overview of public versus private sector pay in order to determine which one pays…
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