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Working toward an economically & socially just Nova Scotia
The Nova Scotia office of the CCPA opened its doors in 1999. We raise debate and propose progressive economic & social policy alternatives that will get us closer to achieving a more economically and socially just—as well as environmentally sustainable—province and Atlantic region.
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Long-Term Care in Nova Scotia: Pandemic Lessons and Persistent Failure
Between March and September of 2020, long-term care (LTC) workers in Nova Scotia completed an online survey about their work experience during the early parts…
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Nova Scotia researchers say current labour dispute reflects years of ignored evidence
April 22, 2026 KJIPUKTUK/HALIFAX— A new analysis of long-term care (LTC) workers’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic finds that many of the conditions that drove…
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Backgrounder: Long-Term Care in Nova Scotia: Pandemic Lessons and Persistent Failure
This backgrounder details the research methodology and full survey findings of the CCPA-NS report Long-Term Care in Nova Scotia: Pandemic Lessons and Persistent Failure.
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Nova Scotia Risks the Loss of Local Stories and Diverse Voices with Cuts to Publishing Industry
April 1st, 2026 KJIPUKTUK/HALIFAX – Today, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives – Nova Scotia Office published Risking the Loss of Critical Ideas and Diverse…
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Risking the Loss of Critical Ideas and Diverse Voices: Nova Scotia Book Publishers Facing Unprecedented Instability
What would our world be like if the only books available to readers eager to learn were published by large multinational corporations?
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PRESS RELEASE: Minimum wage in Atlantic Canada is rising – but it is still not enough / COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE : Le salaire minimum augmente dans les provinces de l’Atlantique, mais il demeure insuffisant
March 31, 2026 KJIPUKTUK/HALIFAX – Minimum wage is set to increase in all Atlantic provinces tomorrow, April 1st. Prince Edward Island is set to have…
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Arts and Culture: Nova Scotia’s Undervalued Public Good
Undervalued and underestimated, the arts and culture sector continually finds itself on the defensive in the political sphere – when it makes it into that…
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Who Really Benefits from Nova Scotia’s Tax Cuts?
The Nova Scotia government says its 2026–27 budget will save the average family more than $1,400 per year through tax cuts. This sounds like strong…
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2025 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty on Prince Edward Island
Kjipuktuk/Halifax – The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia (CCPA-NS) released the 2025 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty on Prince Edward Island: Complacency…
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2025 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia
Kjipuktuk/Halifax – The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives-Nova Scotia (CCPA-NS) released the 2025 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Nova Scotia: No Real…
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Nova Scotia should license landlords
A version of this article was previously published in the Chronicle Herald on February 14, 2026.
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