Project
PPF Scotiabank Fellowship in Strategic Competitiveness
Canadian Economic Competitiveness
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The PPF Scotiabank Fellow in Strategic Competitiveness is focused on producing and communicating policy research and ideas related to Canada’s economic competitiveness. The ultimate goal, consistent with PPF’s long-time prioritization of the social and economic determinants of growth, is to develop and popularize a policy agenda that will support higher rates of economic growth and productivity in Canada.
In the coming months the fellowship will be carrying out research to address what pro-growth policies Canada should be pursuing. This work will cover a wide range of issues including but not limited to: digital infrastructure, clean technology, immigration, and science and technology. The goal is to produce a comprehensive set of policy recommendations that can inform and shape an ambitious, pro-growth agenda for Canada.
THE FIRST REPORT
Beyond Two Percent: The Case for Economic Growth in the Post-Pandemic Age
By Sean Speer and Nikita Perevalov
“As the federal government finalizes its forthcoming budget, it ought to prioritize higher rates of economic growth and productivity as a seed investment into a long-term economic strategy for Canada. They are needed now more than ever.”
Sean Speer is a PPF senior fellow. He’s also a fellow at Carleton University’s Riddell Program in Political Management and the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. He previously served as a senior economic adviser to former Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
PPF is grateful to Scotiabank and its support of this Fellowship.
Bookmark this page for more research in the area of Canadian economic competitiveness in general and a national industrial strategy in particular.
Reports
Incapacitated
"For Canada, the quality of public service has long been a competitive advantage. The key now is to set ourselves up to continue to be a global leader."
A New North Star II Revisited
Six months after the release of New North Star II, the case for a mission-driven economic strategy is even more relevant. The pandemic has highlighted the need for a new industrial strategy to cultivate domestic innovations and technologies in Canada's national interests and authors Robert Asselin and Sean Speer revisit their analysis and recommendations and find a compelling model in the US’s DARPA model.
New North Star II
Intangibles are the new basis for competition, and the U.S.-China tech “cold war” is changing assumptions about global commerce and geopolitics. Authors Sean Speer, Robert Asselin and Royce Mendes make the case for a bold policy response to adapt to these geo-economic trends: a challenge-driven industrial strategy that will give Canada a competitive edge as it rebuilds post COVID-19.
A New North Star
Rapid and far-reaching changes to the global economy, driven by technology, demographics and geopolitics, are forcing us to rethink some of the core assumptions of what makes a nation competitive or not. Robert Asselin and Sean Speer offer a bi-partisan strategy for what Canada can do in a data-driven 'intangibles' economy.
Articles
Business as Unusual
In a message to the PPF community, our President & CEO Edward Greenspon addresses how PPF is re-calibrating and conceiving of new forms of digital engagement.
Watch: Testimonial Dinner & Awards 2019 Videos
Watch and share the inspiring speeches of Rona Ambrose, George Cope, Farah Mohamed, Alan Bernstein, Pierre-Marc Johnson, Karyn Pugliese and Maayan Ziv on April 11. And get all the insights from Victor Dodig and other speakers at Canada Growth Summit.
Speer and Asselin: How Canada can compete in the intangibles economy
The rise of the intangible economy requires us to re-evaluate, refine and reorient how we think about economic policy and aim to position Canada to compete in a new market dynamic. The stakes are high. We need to make the right choices today if we want to thrive in an era of intangibles. And some of these decisions challenge decades of conventional wisdom.
Events
Past Event
PPF’s Growth Summit Roundtables
For the first time ever, PPF’s premier growth conversation will be a truly pan-Canadian event, spanning coast to coast. The Growth Summit Roundtables will comprise a series of closed-door roundtable discussions across the country followed by a public webinar. The roundtables will build momentum to PPF's 6th annual Growth Summit scheduled for April 28, 2022 at the MTCC in Toronto.
Past Event
Indigenous Innovators Breakfast
PPF highlighted Indigenous innovation at a breakfast event on the morning of Thursday April 11, 2019 prior to the Canada Growth Summit.
Past Event
Canada Growth Summit 2019
Deputy opposition leader, the Hon. Lisa Raitt and Minister Navdeep Bains of ISED, along with a stellar lineup of leaders such as BlackBerry's John Chen as we confront Canada's economic challenges and opportunities. Watch highlights from the Toronto Metro Convention Centre - More coming soon!
Past Event
Canada Growth Summit 3: Going the Distance
See Mark Carney's keynote, conversations with Katie Telford and Dominic Barton, and our panels on superclusters and the labour market.
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Partners
PPF is grateful to Scotiabank and its support of this Fellowship.
