Inside this issue:
Employment and labour
The work and family lives of Canadians have evolved over the past three decades. It's time our family policies grew up, too.
(Vancouver) Today the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) released a study that examines what transition away from fossil fuels means for workers—and their families and communities—who rely on the coal, oil, and natural gas industries.
OTTAWA—The current federal government's approach to family policy is falling short of the needs of parents, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA).
This paper is an update of a previous paper on Social Impact Bonds by John Loxley published by CCPA. The paper finds an increase in recent SIBs activity by value worldwide and the creation of an enabling environment for SIBs. Social service agencies may be attracted to SIBs because of the funding they offer, however concern remains due to SIBs private funding in areas of public responsibility.
Recent attention to the Temporary Foreign Workers Program (TFWP) has raised questions about how these workers are treated and how their presence affects Canadian workers, wages and labour and employments standards. These issues are of particular concern in Alberta – with the greatest number of TFWs in Canada and in Saskatchewan, where the number is growing faster than any other province.
A new report released today by the CCPA-NS in partnership with the Newfoundland and Labrador Federation of Labour (NLFL), highlights the complexity of youth employment, attraction and retention in Newfoundland and Labrador, and points to critical pathways for more effectively addressing these issues.
This report draws on the experience and insights of youth and employers, and serves as a check-in on the extensive research previously undertaken to develop a Youth Retention and Attraction Strategy for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It identifies clear tensions between the needs and expectations of young workers and employers’ ability to create opportunities and working environments to deal with such challenges.
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 average of the 100 highest paid CEOs will have already pocketed what it takes the average Canadian an entire year, working full-time to earn.
The infographic below highlights the time it takes for the country's top executives to earn the average salary (hint: it's less than half a day). It also reveals the number of workers you could employ at two different Canadian companies for the cost of their chief executive.
This report looks at 2013 compensation levels for Canada’s highest paid 100 CEOs and finds that executive pay in Canada has rebounded to its pre-recession glory days. The review finds that the CEOs pocketed an average $9.2 million—compared to the average Canadian income of $47,358. The last time CEO pay was this high was in 2007, when the average for the highest paid 100 CEOs was $10 million.