Publications

CLC submission regarding Bill C-377 “An Act to Amend the Income Tax Act”

Introduction The Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) is the national voice of 3.3 million workers in Canada. The CLC brings together Canada’s national and international unions along with the provincial and territorial federations of labour and 130 district labour councils whose members work in virtually all sectors of the Canadian economy, in all occupations, and in all parts of Canada. In…

ENERGY – Alternatives for a Green Economy

The Transition  In order to begin making the transition over the next 10 years, we maintain the federal government needs to develop a renewable energy development strategy. During this period, public investments totalling $4.65 billion need to be made to simulate the development of renewable energy sources with a priority being put on public sector owned and operated wind, solar, geothermal,…

Green Homes – real Alternatives for a Green Economy

Real initiatives – Green Homes and Green Buildings Canada is cold in the winter and only 10 per cent of our buildings are energy efficient. Green Homes and Green Buildings is about making what we have as efficient as possible, while cutting greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change. Improving energy efficiency is a clean, inexpensive and prudent step that can pay for itself…

Federal Budget 2015: Our analysis

Overview and context Budget 2015 sticks closely to the federal government’s seven-year script of spending cuts, restrained investment and tax measures largely benefiting wealthy Canadians. The 2015 budget has been advertised as the return to balance after 7 years of deficits, a period of red ink prolonged by massive tax cuts that further weakened an already sluggish recovery and added…

Transport – Real Alternatives for a Green Economy

About the Green Economy Network Imagine environmental groups, labour organi­zations and social justice and youth movements working together to find real solutions to tackle climate change. Wouldn’t that be cool? Well, that’s exactly what the Green Economy Network is. Spurred by Canada’s failure to take action to move toward an authentic green economy, leaders of more than twenty prominent groups formed…

Federal Budget 2015: Not the economic stimulus we needed

The Canadian Labour Congress says the federal budget does not deliver the economic stimulus Canadians needed to feel better about their future. “As expected, this is a pre-election budget, with lots of little gifts aimed at fending off critics and buying votes from certain constituencies,” said CLC president Hassan Yussuff. “It does not launch the economic stimulus Canadians need to…

The Minimum Wage in Canada

The benefits of paying people decent wages are abundantly clear. Just as the Union Advantage puts extra money into workers pockets to spend locally, higher minimum wages increase the demand for local goods and services. Unfortunately, in many provinces, minimum wages are set using vague, inconsistent and unaccountable mechanisms. They are left to stagnate for too long, pushing people and…

Our solutions to the pension crisis

Canada is heading for a crisis. Today, seniors make up about 16% of the population, but within a generation that number will grow to nearly 25%. Between now and 2022, over 3 million workers are expected to retire – but many of them already know they can’t afford to. The legacy of wages that barely keep pace with the cost…

Ending Violence Against Women

Violence against women remains a powerful barrier to women’s equality. Women experience violence in many different ways – it can be physical or sexual abuse, emotional or verbal abuse, financial manipulation or control, spiritual abuse, criminal harassment or stalking. It can occur at work, in the home, or in the community. How can we make real progress to end violence against women? Lobby the…

Quality, Affordable Child Care

More women in Canada are working than ever before: 70% of working women have children under five. Child care gives women the opportunity to pursue our dreams – to get a decent job, support our families and build a career, to further our education or skills training, and beyond. Child care is recognized internationally as fundamental to women’s equality, as good for child development, as…