Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA)
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA)
Organization Type:
Other
Year initiated:
1980
Objectives/focus/mandate/mission:
To conduct research in order to enrich democratic dialogue and ensure Canadians know there are workable solutions to social and economic justice issues
To offer analysis and policy ideas to the media, general public, social justice and labor organizations, academia and government
Language:
English
Areas of specialization:
Housing policy
Researchers and their fields of research:
Researchers: Jim Silver (University of Winnipeg), John Irwin, Michael Shapcott (Wellesley Institute), Andrew Jackson, Ian Skelton (University of Manitoba), Cheryl Selig, Lawrence Deane (University of Manitoba), Shauna MacKinnon
Fields of Research: public housing, social housing funding, housing crisis, homeownership, the housing system, affordable housing policy, neighborhood revitalization, co-operative housing, tax cuts to end homelessness
Contact information
Street address:
Canadian Centre for Policy Initiatives
75 Albert Street #Suite 410
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5E7
75 Albert Street #Suite 410
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5E7
Mailing address:
Canadian Centre for Policy Initiatives
75 Albert Street #Suite 410
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5E7
75 Albert Street #Suite 410
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5E7
Main phone number:
(613) 563-1341
Main fax number:
(613) 233-1458
E-mail addresses:
Web site:
