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Sustainable Finance 2 Roundtable Series

These events are by invitation only. PPF is organizing the second round of national discussions following Sustainable Finance 1 on the need for affected sectors, their financiers and investors, and federal and provincial policymakers and financial and regulatory authorities to advance key recommendations from the Expert Panel’s 2019 report Mobilizing...

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We’re Going Virtual | PPF’s Rebuild Canada Growth Summit 2020

In light of the ongoing pandemic and related public restrictions, the Canada Growth Summit will take on a new look for 2020. The entirely virtual Summit will comprise a collection of 60 minute sessions held on different days throughout a four-week period from October 19 to November 19. Generally, each...

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COVID Is Not Enough To Reach The Future Of Work

Tech-Enabled Innovations in the Skills and Employment Ecosystem | Skills Next

Report Launch & Panel Discussion Join us for the launch of the latest report in the Skills Next series, Tech-Enabled Innovations in the Skills and Employment Ecosystem. Report authors Wendy Cukier, Stephen Harrington and Mark Patterson will join an exciting line-up of panelists to discuss the research highlights and real-world...

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33rd Annual Testimonial Awards

NEW DATES – OCTOBER 15, 2020 and OCTOBER 22, 2020 The Public Policy Forum’s Honour Roll is going virtual! We have been gratified at the support we have received for rescheduling through our consultations with sponsors, partners and Honourees. They have told us of the importance they place in these...

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Small Business: Too Big to Ignore

Breaking the Skills and Digital Divide

The COVID-19 crisis is having a devastating impact on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), charities, and not-for-profit organizations in Ontario. SMEs are the backbone of the Canadian economy, accounting for more than 90% of jobs in the private sector. Yet they face critical labour shortages, skill gaps and challenges related to access to broadband that threaten their competitiveness.

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PPF Fall Lecture: Policy Making in a Time of Pandemic

**Bonus Leadership Workshop October 13, 1:30 – 3:30 pm** Since 2006, Public Policy Forum has hosted an annual Fall Lecture to explore the critical role the public service plays in preserving a resilient and vibrant Canadian society. The event has featured lectures and panels on pressing public service and policy...

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Public Service Innovation and Leadership During COVID-19: Leadership under pressure

Join the PPF Academy and the Canada School of Public Service for our second event on Public Service Innovation and Leadership During COVID-19. We’ll dive into two cases where public servants showed crisis leadership by repatriating Canadians from around the world and by creating the Canadian Emergency Response Benefit (CERB)....

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Energy Future Forum’s Hydrogen Workshop

This event is by invitation only. The Energy Future Forum’s Hydrogen Workshop seeks to virtually convene experts and thought-leaders to engage participants on the future of hydrogen in Canada and around the world in order to meet and/or exceed our 2030 Paris target and to net-zero emissions by 2050.

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Public Service Innovation and Leadership: Citizens at the Centre during COVID-19

Join the PPF Academy’s roundtable on digital innovation during COVID-19 examining two government initiatives from two jurisdictions. Both cases highlight the rapid development of digital tools to serve citizens better during the crisis. Faced with a global pandemic, governments in Canada and around the world have had to respond to...

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Webinar: Industrial Policy for Canada in a post-COVID World

The world was changing prior to COVID-19. Technology and geopolitics were transformed by the rise of intangible capital and its tendency towards a “winner-take- all” paradigm. One manifestation was a new U.S.-China “cold war.” Another was the rise of big global tech giants. COVID-19 has exacerbated these trends. Join our...

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ppf-brave new work conference-june-2019

Turning Point 2020: When the Future of Work Became the Present

Virtual Conference

When we look back on 2020, we’ll see a turning point, but right now the destination is unclear. This free, 3-part virtual conference on the future of work in Canada was held on June 16, 17, & 18th, 2020.

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Rebuild Canada

In May, PPF launched a new project: Rebuild Canada. Over the next six months, the initiative will examine how the Covid-19 pandemic can be a catalyst for a more resilient, productive, and fairer Canadian economy and society. It will culminate in the publication of a series of solutions-orientated policy...

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