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Canada’s top CEOs have already made more than average worker will in 2024A report has found that the average pay for the top CEOs in 2022 broke an all-time record for CCPA's data series that began in 2008, with an average pay of $14.9 million.CanadaJan 2, 2024
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Rents dwarf minimum wage in every province. Rising interest rates aren’t helpingMinimum wage workers are increasingly unable to make ends meet in Canada's rental markets, a new report shows, a struggle only made worse by pressure from higher interest rates.MoneyJul 17, 2023
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New report calls Manitoba a child care ‘desert’ with extreme shortage of available spacesMore than 76 per cent of pre-school aged children in the province live in postal codes that currently have a shortage of available child care spaces.PoliticsMay 16, 2023
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Advocates release ‘alternative budget’ ahead of N.S. budgetAs Nova Scotia prepares to release its budget for the upcoming fiscal year, advocates are sharing an alternative plan for how to best prioritize provincial spending.CanadaMar 15, 2023
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N.S. child poverty rates dropped sharply in 2020, ‘almost entirely’ due to pandemic reliefWhile child poverty rates in Nova Scotia declined by 24.3 per cent in 2020, a new report warns that it was largely due to temporary programs and more permanent measures are needed.CanadaMar 9, 2023
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Some sectors in Canada are seeing a wave of retirements. Burnout might be whyHealth care and construction are among the sectors bearing the brunt of retirements, creating challenges in Canada's labour market.EconomySep 30, 2022
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‘Collateral damage’: Recession, job losses likely as interest rates rise, study showsThe Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives projects that up to 850,000 jobs could be lost if the Bank of Canada's interest rate increases trigger a recession.EconomyJul 5, 2022
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New report calls for progressive changes to Manitoba child-care costsThe report by Susan Prentice, 'Progressive Pricing: Making Childcare More Affordable in Manitoba', reviews the current child care system in the province.EducationOct 7, 2020
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Metro Vancouver living wage dips for first time in 11 years: CCPAThe Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says the 2019 living wage for the region is $19.50, down $1.41 from last year, largely due to new provincial funding for childcare.CanadaMay 1, 2019
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Should B.C. regulate the price of gas? Economist says it’s the antidote to oil industry ‘gouging’The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says refining margins are artificially high and that the province needs to step in.ConsumerApr 29, 2019
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