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1. Furey government must reduce compensation for government-sector workers

   Government salaries and benefits comprise approximately 42 per cent of the province's spending. ...

2. Trudeau government must rein in compensation for government workers

   Appeared in National Newswatch, July 24, 2020 Despite a federal budget deficit estimated to eclipse $340 billion this year, the Trudeau government this week announced it will increase the wages of 10,000 government workers. Specifically, the government ...

3. Salaries and benefits often account for more than half of all provincial government spending

   Even before the recession, the federal government and several provinces were facing significant budget deficits. Now due to COVID-19, the estimated federal deficit will eclipse $250 billion this year while the provincial deficits combined ...

4. Ontario must align government compensation with private sector

   The economic fallout from COVID-19 will pose significant challenges to Ontario’s government finances. As such, the Ford government must carefully review all its spending, including compensation for government workers. The province spends ...

5. Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in Atlantic Canada

   Main Conclusions Using data on individual workers from January to December 2018, this report estimates the wage differential between the government and private sectors in the Atlantic provinces. It also evaluates four non-wage benefits for which data are ...