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The Public Policy Forum has produced hundreds of reports since our inception in 1987. This site features reports from 2012 and after, as well as our most popular and referenced publications from earlier years. If there is a specific report you cannot find, please contact us.
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New North Star II

A Challenge-Driven Industrial Strategy for the Age of Intangibles

Released: Tuesday April 28, 2020

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.
Read the industrial plan to "rebuild Canada" post COVID-19
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Thinking Twice About Technology and the Future of Work

Skills Next

Authors: Jim Stanford
Released: Wednesday January 22, 2020

Technology is being used to change power balances in workplaces and to perpetuate long-standing precarious employment relationships, Jim Stanford argues. But the exploitative practices of the gig economy reflect deliberate choices, rather than the inevitable onward march of technology, and creating better jobs also lies within our power.
Read Jim Stanford's latest report
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Solving for Shortages Series: Employer Experiences and the Labour Market Across Atlantic Provinces

Employer Consultation Series

Released: Friday May 15, 2020

Explore the findings of PPF regional consultations in Atlantic Canada in a province-specific report on employers and communities experiences with skills and labour shortages in context to key provincial factors.
Read about what employers across Atlantic Canada have to say about skill & labour shortages
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According to Atlantic Employers Series: Perceptions on Hiring, Retention, Immigration and Growth

A series on perceptions & projections on business & economic growth from Atlantic employers

Released: Friday May 15, 2020

What did a survey of over 800 Atlantic employers tell us about their outlook and activities to drive business growth before COVID-19? Explore our findings in five thematic reports and what it means for supporting employers as economies rebuild.
Read about Atlantic Canada employer perceptions on growing businesses across the region
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The Solution Set: Carbon Capture & Direct Air Capture

Energy Future Forum Discussion Series

Released: Thursday May 7, 2020

Carbon capture has a powerful allure. If there's too much CO2 in the atmosphere, why not remove the excess, and store it deep underground or use it in manufacturing other products? It sounds like a considerable solution on the way to a net zero carbon economy by 2050.
Read about how carbon capture could help us on the way to a net zero carbon economy
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Inclusive Futures: Indigenous engagement in Canada’s workforce

An Action Canada Task Force report

Released: Thursday March 12, 2020

This report examines four interlinked factors that contribute to Indigenous inclusion in the labour force and which are incorporated into a suggested framework for developing a tool to measure how inclusive an organization’s workplace is.
Learn moreabout Inclusive Futures: Indigenous engagement in Canada’s workforce
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More Than a Place of Refuge: Meaningful engagement of Government-assisted refugees in the future of work

An Action Canada Task Force report

Released: Thursday March 12, 2020

The evolution of the Canadian labour market threatens to aggravate the challenges facing resettled refugees. We propose six recommendations for the Government of Canada to better support GARs to succeed in the labour market.
Learn moreabout More Than a Place of Refuge: Meaningful engagement of Government-assisted refugees in the future of work
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Benefit not Burden: Older workers and the future of work in Canada

An Action Canada Task Force report

Released: Thursday March 12, 2020

This report is about the future of work and how building an inclusive, resilient economic future requires a critical look at how we understand and value older workers.
Learn moreabout Benefit not Burden: Older workers and the future of work in Canada
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