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People-Centric Economic Development: Lessons on International Student Retention from Atlantic Canada
The economic fortunes of rural Canada depend on attracting human capital, and while international students are highly skilled & qualified candidates for settlement, they don't often stick around. PPF Fellow Sean Speer identifies lessons from two promising programs in Atlantic Canada which seem to be convincing students to settle, against the odds.
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Action Canada 2019/2020 – Halifax Study Tour
Following tradition, Action Canada is heading to The Maritimes on its third study tour of 2019/20.
Learning to Change: Worker Resilience and Adaptability
What does it mean to be adaptable and resilient as a worker, in the face of radical changes to work? With a focus on Alberta, emerging leaders from the Banff Forum and the City of Edmonton discussed policy lessons and policy solutions to prepare individuals and employers for workforce change.
Paycheque to Paycheque: Coping with Income Volatility as Work Changes
What can we do about workers living paycheque to paycheque, with the rise of the gig economy and future changes to work? Emerging leaders from the Banff Forum gathered and came up with a holistic set of policy measures for improving the well-being of workers and to help prevent economic marginalization as work changes.
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Action Canada 2019/2020 – Yukon Study Tour
Following tradition, Action Canada is heading North for one its study tours.
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Action Canada 2019/2020 – First Study Tour
The newest Action Canada cohort will start their journey on June 13 in Vancouver. Follow along with them!
The Values Proposition: Strengthening Sport in Canada
Canada is a great sporting nation, but we need values-based sport to prevent unethical practices from undermining the integrity of sport. Concrete actions must be taken by stakeholders in Canadian sport to make values-based sport the foundation of their policies and practices. This report outlines the game plan for government, media, corporations, philanthropists, educators, coaches and athletes.
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Action Canada 2018/2019 presents the Future of Food
Join us for the final task force report presentations from the 2018-2019 Action Canada cohort. After a 10-month study of the Future of Food that started last June in Ottawa and saw the group travel to from Laird, SK to St-Alexandre, QC and many places in between, the three Task Forces are nearly ready to present their final reports and recommendations.
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Action Canada Ottawa Study Tour
Action Canada’s 16 Fellows will gather in Ottawa where our first study tour took place. It’s the fifth and final study tour of the 10-month program and will provide opportunities to meet many of the experts that will inform the three research projects that are taking shape.
The Action Canada Fellowship is accepting applications
The application period for the 2019/2020 Action Canada Fellowship is now open. Interested individuals have until March 15 at 5 p.m. PST to apply.
Millennial Money: Financial Independence and Well-Being for the Next Generation
Millennials are as financially knowledgeable as previous generations and are doing OK when it comes to financial well-being, but they face challenges such as housing affordability and student debt repayments that innovative policy should address.
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Millennial Money: Financial Independence and Well-being for the Next Generation
Get highlights of key findings and recommendations from the report, and hear from experts in financial literacy as we bring together a diverse group of leaders from government, communities, education and research, the civic sector, banking and financial organizations.
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Action Canada Montreal Study Tour
Action Canada’s 16 Fellows will gather again in cosmopolitan Montreal where they’ll attend Resetting the Table, Food Secure Canada's 10th Assembly. It’s the third study tour of the 10-month program and will provide opportunities to meet many of the experts that will inform the three research projects that are taking shape.
Indigenous Changemakers Initiative
As part of her PPF PM Fellowship, Karen Restoule's project will bring together 15-20 highly engaged, Indigenous thought leaders to co-create a vision for what Indigenous nation-building, Indigenous leadership and a renewed nation-to-nation relationship look like—and what is needed to achieve concrete change.