Working toward a socially and economically just British Columbia
Established in 1997, the CCPA’s BC Office investigates key challenges facing our province through independent research, analysis and expertise. We propose real, workable solutions, and share our findings as widely as possible to advance social, economic and environmental justice – and to challenge the message that there is no alternative.
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What does it mean to be a minimum wage earner in British Columbia? It means making $8 per hour—or as little as $6 if you’re…

READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. TORONTO – Not a single province in Canada pays a minimum wage that lifts working Canadians out of poverty, concludes…

Attachments Bringing Minimum Wages Above the Poverty Line SUMMARY: Bringing Minimum Wages Above the Poverty Line

The housing. BC Budget 2007 is a “housing budget” that does not build much housing. The budget commits to a mere 250 new social housing…

Download 512.41 KB10 pages Attachments SUMMARY: Asking for Trouble (TILMA) Behind the Numbers: The Myth of Interprovincial Trade Barriers & TILMA’s Alleged Economic Benefits

READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Ottawa and Vancouver–The BC and Alberta governments should not implement the Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement (TILMA), according to…

The Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement Download 512.41 KB 42 pages Attachments SUMMARY: Asking for Trouble (TILMA) Behind the Numbers: The Myth of Interprovincial…

Carole Taylor has the cash to solve BC’s pressing needs — but will she admit it? BC’s provincial budget has become more fiction than fact…

CCPA calls for bold action on poverty and homelessness READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. Vancouver – BC’s budget forecasts have become more fiction than fact,…

Speech to the Stand Up for the North Conference Download 204.26 KB10 pages Excerpt: “Before talking a bit about where the opportunities lie to strengthen…
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