May 10, 2013 |
On April 30, 2013, CCPA Senior Economist Armine Yalnizyan testified to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance as part of the committee’s study of income inequality.
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is an independent, non-partisan research institute concerned with issues of social and economic justice. Founded in 1980, the CCPA is one of Canada’s leading progressive voices in public policy debates.
April 24, 2013 |
The women of the class of 2013 can look forward to lower rates of promotion at work, less stable work, and diminished retirement security.
April 12, 2013 |
The Neighbourhood Immigrant Settlement Worker (NISW) is one of the programs established by the Province of Manitoba to help newcomers adjust to life in Canada.
April 10, 2013 |
A report released today by our BC office shows how an understaffed public sector (the smallest in Canada) has left British Columbians vulnerable.
April 8, 2013 |
After four austerity budgets and lots of hide and seek, there are finally some answers about what services federal departments are going to cut.
March 29, 2013 |
Our newest study, co-published with the Wilderness Committee, shows how "zero waste" policies would protect BC's environment and climate and create jobs.
March 22, 2013 |
Despite government claims to the contrary, today's federal budget actually reduces infrastructure spending, says the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
March 18, 2013 |
A new report from CCPA-Ontario shows that Ontario hasn't returned to pre-recession economic health, finds that austerity measures are compounding the problem by effectively slowing economic growth.
February 22, 2013 |
A new study published by the CCPA and the Polaris Institute shows how the failure to carefully regulate the bitumen industry is putting Canada on a dangerous economic and environmental trajectory.
January 25, 2013 |
Underinvestment in infrastructure is not a crisis but a chronic problem in Canada, says a new study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.