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1. The Great Employee Pay Divide in British Columbia

   As Premier John Horgan’s government negotiates nearly 200 new contracts for British Columbia’s government-sector employees, it’s important to understand the significant wage and benefit gap between government and private-sector workers. ...

2. B.C. Federation of Labour president misses the point of comparing government and private-sector pay

   In a letter to the editor published by the Vancouver Sun, B.C. Federation of Labour president Irene Lanzinger interprets a recent Fraser Institute study as demonstrating the benefits of joining a union. This misses the main point of our ...

3. Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in Quebec

   With heightened interest in how wages and non-wage benefits in the government sector compare with those in the private sector, this study estimates wage differentials between the government and private sector in Quebec. It also evaluates four available ...

4. Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in Ontario

   Ontario’s serious fiscal challenges are well documented. As the provincial government struggles to eliminate its deficit and rein in growing government debt, it has signaled that managing public sector compensation (which totals over half of its program ...

5. Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in Alberta

   With heightened interest in how wages and non-wage benefits in the government sector compare with those in the private sector, this study estimates wage differentials between the government and private sector in Alberta. It also evaluates four available ...

6. Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in British Columbia

   With heightened interest in how wages and non-wage benefits in the government sector compare with those in the private sector, this study estimates wage differentials between the government and private sector in British Columbia. It also evaluates four ...

7. We need an adult conversation on public sector compensation

   Appeared in the Huffington Post With governments collectively racking up almost $46 billion in deficits last year and continuing to struggle with health care costs as the population ages, both governments and citizens are concerned that tax dollars are ...