Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada · Hybrid
$89k–$97k/yr
Senior Researcher Errol Black Chair in Labour Issues Winnipeg, Manitoba, Full-time Help shape progressive public policy in Manitoba for the working class The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives – Manitoba (CCPA MB) i…
Skills: Public Policy Research, Quantitative Analysis, Policy Writing, Media Relations, Public Speaking
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada • Hybrid
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Lead original research on labour issues, workers' rights, and economic inequality to shape public policy in Manitoba and Canada. Represent the organization as a public voice through media interviews, reports, and collaboration with community organizations.
Requires a graduate degree in political economy, economics, politics, or a related field. Candidates must possess strong analytical skills and a demonstrated commitment to social, economic, and environmental justice.
Senior Researcher
Errol Black Chair in Labour Issues
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Full-time
Help shape progressive public policy in Manitoba for the working class
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives – Manitoba (CCPA MB) is seeking an outstanding researcher to become the next Errol Black Chair in Labour Issues—one of Manitoba's leading public policy research positions.
CCPA MB is an independent, non-partisan charitable research institute dedicated to advancing social, economic, and environmental justice. Our research informs public debate, influences decision-makers, and helps build a more equitable Manitoba.
As the Errol Black Chair, you will investigate the issues that matter most to workers and communities, produce influential research, engage with the media, collaborate with labour and community organizations, and help shape public policy across Manitoba and Canada.
What you'll do
We're looking for someone who has
Salary and benefits
This unionized position (UNIFOR Local 567) offers a salary of $88,800–$96,700, an excellent pension and benefits package, and a hybrid work arrangement (three days in the Winnipeg office, two days remote).
How to apply
Please submit your résumé or CV, cover letter, and a short writing sample to https://ccpa.bamboohr.com/careers/
Applications close:
August 17, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Central Time.
CCPA MB is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from First Nations, Métis, Inuit, Indigenous, racialized people, and persons with disabilities.
We thank all applicants for their interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Canada's leading progressive think tank publishing research that helps build a more equitable and sustainable future.
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is Canada’s leading independent, non-partisan research institute concerned with issues of social, economic and environmental justice. Founded in 1980, the CCPA has shaped Canada's public policy debates for forty years on issues ranging from access to services like child care to how Canada can prepare for a truly just transition away from fossil fuels. We have a National Office in Ottawa, and provincial offices in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and Nova Scotia. We work with top-notch researchers to shed light on the key issues facing Canada. Whether it’s how renters are getting squeezed out of the housing market, the growing gap between the ultra-rich and the rest of us, or how Canada will can build an equitable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, we set the record straight. CCPA research doesn’t just sit on a shelf gathering dust. As a strong and credible voice, we are featured in hundreds of media stories every month. We don’t just analyze problems. We work on solutions—solutions that show Canadians’ best values are not only possible, they’re practical. These ideas are anchored by some basic principles: human dignity and freedom, fairness, equality, environmental sustainability, and the public good. They show that we can afford to build a more just and sustainable Canada—and that our economy will be stronger for it. The CCPA is a registered non-profit charity. We depend on supporters across Canada. Make a donation today to help our work go even further.
Offices: 141 Laurier Ave W, Ottawa, Ontario, CA
Canada's leading progressive think tank publishing research that helps build a more equitable and sustainable future.
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is Canada’s leading independent, non-partisan research institute concerned with issues of social, economic and environmental justice. Founded in 1980, the CCPA has shaped Canada's public policy debates for forty years on issues ranging from access to services like child care to how Canada can prepare for a truly just transition away from fossil fuels. We have a National Office in Ottawa, and provincial offices in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, and Nova Scotia. We work with top-notch researchers to shed light on the key issues facing Canada. Whether it’s how renters are getting squeezed out of the housing market, the growing gap between the ultra-rich and the rest of us, or how Canada will can build an equitable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, we set the record straight. CCPA research doesn’t just sit on a shelf gathering dust. As a strong and credible voice, we are featured in hundreds of media stories every month. We don’t just analyze problems. We work on solutions—solutions that show Canadians’ best values are not only possible, they’re practical. These ideas are anchored by some basic principles: human dignity and freedom, fairness, equality, environmental sustainability, and the public good. They show that we can afford to build a more just and sustainable Canada—and that our economy will be stronger for it. The CCPA is a registered non-profit charity. We depend on supporters across Canada. Make a donation today to help our work go even further.
Offices: 141 Laurier Ave W, Ottawa, Ontario, CA
