Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

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The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is an independent, non-partisan research institute concerned with issues of social and economic justice. The CCPA is one of Canada’s leading progressive voices in public policy debates.

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Canada, Ontario, (Old) Ottawa

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+1 613-563-1341

Founded date

1980

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Sep 19, 2024	Climate-Disaster President or Disaster for the Climate Cartel asks Friends of Science Society	Such is the aura: Citizen Trump stymies the UN climate talks without even trying - Joanne Nova Climate journalists at The Atlantic are predicting the next US President will be ruling in a time of climate disaster, a view echoed by activist ...
Jun 24, 2024	Mishandling Children's Data Leads to $500K CCPA Penalty
Mar 22, 2024	Climate: The Movie - Timely as Carbon Tax and Net Zero Rebellion Escalates says Friends of Science Society	Robert Lyman's report "Confronting the Fear of Climate Disasters." Cover image licensed from Adobe Stock. "Climate: The Movie" is timely, as seven premiers and seventy percent of Canadians call for a pause in the up...
Jan 21, 2022	Continuing-care assistant recruitment strategy fails refugees and immigrants: report	Relying on newcomers to fill labour shortages in Nova Scotia’s long-term care sector needs to come hand-in-hand with big changes to both the immigration and health-care systems in the province. A report published by the Canadian Centre for ...
Dec 10, 2021	Uber Canada gives away more than $3M in donations and grants: Report	Following a turbulent year mired by the pandemic, Uber Canada has been partnering with diverse community organizations across Canada to provide more than $3 million in donations and grants along with support for more than 20 local nonprofit...
Nov 24, 2021	One in four N.S. children live in poverty, province's progress stalled, report finds	Nova Scotia’s record on child poverty is mired in mediocrity, a new report finds. “We’ve stalled, really, and that is the story across the country in most provinces and nationally,” said Christine Saulnier, one of the authors of a report on...
Sep 11, 2021	Canada election: Experts urge ‘bolder’ action amid climate crisis	John Haugen had to leave behind pieces of his history when the wildfire arrived. They were embedded in a collection of baskets that belonged to him and to his mother, Nlaka’pamux people and members of Lytton First Nation, a community that s...
May 27, 2021	THINKING OUT LOUD WITH SHELDON MacLEOD: Selling a plan for housing security	It's a detailed plan called "Keys to a Housing Secure Future for all Nova Scotians". It outlines 95 recommendations for the province to ensure all Nova Scotian's have access to safe, affordable housing. Cape Breton Unive...
May 26, 2021	THINKING OUT LOUD WITH SHELDON MacLEOD: Selling a plan for housing security	It's a detailed plan called "Keys to a Housing Secure Future for all Nova Scotians". It outlines 95 recommendations for the province to ensure all Nova Scotian's have access to safe, affordable housing. Cape Breton Unive...
Mar 15, 2021	Why Apple and others should make it easier, not harder, for third parties to repair smartphones	Source: Unsplash/Anton Maksimov juvnsky. If Apple and other tech companies have their way, it will only become harder to have our phones and other devices repaired by third-party businesses. Smartphones and many other tech devices are incre...
Feb 5, 2021	Black Entrepreneurship: The Opportunity Gap Explained	Executive Director at the DMZ, a tech incubator for high-potential startups to scale and grow into world-class businesses.
Feb 3, 2021	Biden Should Warp Speed A Technology Plan (That Will Make American Companies Smile)	President Biden will hopefully sign technology executive orders and legislation soon.Getty Images
Jun 2, 2020	Joe Biden: Here’s A Technology Plan For You
May 26, 2020	How to Find Jobs in This Terrifying Economy	Feeling Spent will answer your financial questions about how to survive during the coronavirus pandemic. See More → This article originally appeared on VICE Canada. The coronavirus pandemic began as a potential health crisis and has now bec...
May 21, 2020	Report calls for transformation of Nova Scotia's social safety net	The ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic have shone a spotlight on the need to transform Nova Scotia’s social safety net. That is the message delivered by the Nova Scotia chapter of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives in its 16-page rep...
Aug 21, 2018	It’s 2018 and Becoming a Professional Does Not Guarantee Job Security	The notion that a professional career guarantees a steady income and job security may not be so true any longer, according to a new study that sheds light on the growing number of professionals across Canada who are working contract-to-cont...
Apr 24, 2017	Ontario announces basic income pilot project	Three Ontario towns have been identified as testing grounds for the province’s new basic income pilot project. Residents of Thunder Bay, Lindsay and Hamilton will be the first in the province to receive basic income as part of the Liberal g...
Sep 26, 2016	TTIP on its deathbed, but CETA moves forward despite growing concerns	Enlarge foodwatch reader comments 31 with 17 posters participating, including story author Share this story Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Reddit At a key meeting in Bratislava last Friday, EU ministers effectively put the cont...
Jun 15, 2016	TPP's Corporate Sovereignty Chapter A 'Threat To Democracy And Regulation'	When the negotiations for the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada were concluded in September 2014, the text was finally released after years of secrecy. At the time, the Canadian Centre for Policy Al...
Mar 7, 2016	Corporate Sovereignty Now So Toxic, For Once It Isn't Being Used Against Canada — Yet	Corporate sovereignty was devised decades ago as a weapon for Western nations to wield on behalf of their investors against emerging nations who stepped out of line. However, its inclusion in NAFTA, the 1994 trade deal between the US, Canad...
Jun 5, 2015	Raising the Minimum Wage in Alberta Likely Won’t End Civilization As We Know It	Protesters marching with the Fight for $15 movement in the US. Photo via Fight for $15 Facebook Tens of thousands of workers laid off. Hundreds of adorable independent cafes closed. A rapid diaspora from the homeland as grocery stores are p...
May 26, 2015	Could Alberta’s NDP Government Raise Corporate Taxes to Solve Budget Woes?	Alberta Premier Rachel Notley at her swearing-in ceremony. Photo via Flickr user Premier of Alberta The orange-tinged dust is finally settling from the NDP's big win in Alberta, and dazed voters are beginning to wonder what the hell�...
Mar 19, 2015	France Says Corporate Sovereignty Must Come Out Of CETA, Or Be Replaced By Something Completely Different	There are so many massive trade deals on the go at the moment that it is easy to lose track. In the US, TPP is at the forefront of many people’s thoughts; in Europe, it is TAFTA/TTIP. TISA is just starting to appear on the radar, while CETA...
Oct 7, 2014	EU-Canada Trade Agreement 'Celebrated', Text Officially Released; Even Worse Than Feared	Techdirt has been covering the “Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement” (CETA) between the EU and Canada for a while now. Or rather, trying to, given the obsessive secrecy that has surrounded the negotiations, just as it does for TAFTA/...

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FAQ about Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

When was Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives founded?

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives was founded in 1980.

What has the press written about Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives?

Parsers VC has collected 25 articles mentioning Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, among them “Climate-Disaster President or Disaster for the Climate Cartel asks Friends of Science Society” (Sep 19, 2024) and “Mishandling Children's Data Leads to $500K CCPA Penalty” (Jun 24, 2024).

Is Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives still active?

Yes, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Oct 4, 2024.