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Former N.B. premier says future of Atlantic Canada reliant on immigration
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“I don’t think it’s overly dramatic to say the future of Atlantic Canada is at stake,” former N.B. Premier Frank McKenna told the crowd of business leaders and academics at PPF's Atlantic Summit in Fredericton. His concern over the dwindling population of the region is buoyed by optimism about recent action taken by the four provinces and the federal government.
Date: Wednesday March 21, 2018
Power Plays
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...Canada Can Become an Energy Superpower. https://ppforum.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/CatchingTheWind-AtlanticCanadaEnergySuperpower-PPF-Oct2023-EN.pdf. PPF. ↑ Natural Resources Canada. (n.d.). Clean Power Roadmap for Atlantic Canada. https://natural-resources.canada.ca/energy/electricity-infrastructure/electricity-infrastructure-publications/clean-power-roadmap-for-atlantic-canada/24190. Government of Canada. ↑ Atlantic Economic Council. (May 25, 2023)....
Date: Monday February 26, 2024
Open Atlantic
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...A. (Mar. 22, 2023). The Atlantic Canada Momentum Index. https://ppforum.ca/publications/the-atlantic-canada-momentum-index/. Public Policy Forum. ↑ Statistics Canada. (May 19, 2023). Labour productivity and other related variables for the business sector, 2022....
Date: Wednesday January 10, 2024
Solving for Shortages in Newfoundland & Labrador: Employer Experiences and the Labour Market Across Atlantic Provinces
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Newfoundland and Labrador's labour force is shrinking — not to mention population — and once again more people are leaving the province than arriving. PPF developed recommendations to upskill existing workers and bring in new workers at a St. John’s consultation with leaders in government, civil society, immigration, education institutions and business as part of our Atlantic Revitalization project.
Date: Monday November 30, 2020
A Model for Canada-wide Population and Economic Growth Post-Pandemic
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As we move toward rebuilding our economy, policymakers should consider the success of the Atlantic Immigration Pilot as a model for regionally focused population and economic growth, especially in smaller cities and rural communities – likely to be hardest hit by the COVID-19 reduction in immigration.
Date: Friday November 13, 2020
Solving for Shortages in Prince Edward Island: Employer Experiences and the Labour Market Across Atlantic Provinces
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Employers across Atlantic Canada are facing skills shortages and are turning to newcomers to fill job vacancies. Yet retention in the region remains a problem, and many immigrants who relocate elsewhere in Canada report employment as a leading cause for their decision to move away. A consultation with local business leaders, business council representatives, educators and immigrant workers provided insights into challenges and policy opportunities.
Date: Monday December 7, 2020
Bringing Innovation to Life: Innovation-Based Growth In Canadian Life Sciences
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Canada’s economic future will be driven by globally competitive companies working at the forefront of knowledge and technology. These companies are built on innovation and skills, cornerstones of economic growth and prosperity. Canada enjoys significant advantages in these areas, but must not be complacent as countries around the world are driving their own economic growth through significant investments in research, innovation and skills.
Date: Wednesday January 3, 2018
Rhetoric vs. Results: Shaping Policy to Benefit Canada’s Middle Class
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Canada’s standard of living has been slipping: Between 1945 and 1976, parents could expect that their children would make twice the salary they did but today’s parents would be waiting 400 years for that to happen. Despite a professed desire to help the middle class, governments have done very little to do so; they fail to address this issue at their peril. This paper by PPF Fellow Don Wright provides several ways to fix the problem.
Date: Monday June 28, 2021
BUILDING THE FUTURE
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Strategic Infrastructure for Long-Term Growth in Canada What are the gaps in Canada’s infrastructure plans? Canada is an infrastructure laggard in a world where these investments matter more and more. While...
Date: Tuesday October 11, 2016
Canada-China Session 1: Setting the stage, public opinion trends, approaches to trade
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Recap of the first meeting of PPF's Canada-China Forum includes presentations on public opinion by Bruce Anderson of Abacus Data and sectoral trade by Wendy Dobson of University of Toronto
Date: Tuesday July 25, 2017
Immigrant entrepreneurs: Highly desired, hard to attract
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Atlantic Canada is competing globally to attract newcomers to start or take over businesses, create jobs and build the economy. It’s obvious why governments want to recruit them, but it’s surprisingly hard to do.
Date: Monday July 22, 2019
The Next One
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Another health security threat will certainly come, and it will defy expectations yet again. Here's how Canada can defend itself against the next emergency.
Date: Monday September 25, 2023
Atlantic Newsletter #6: People-centric economic development & taking stock of all things skills
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In the sixth edition of our Atlantic Newsletter, our latest report explores how is Atlantic Canada working to retain international students and our Skills Next series looks at what Canadians will need to succeed with the changing nature of work. Plus: a sneak peak at upcoming reports on Atlantic growth & save the date for the 2020 Atlantic Immigration and Revitalization Summit and Frank McKenna Awards Dinner.
Date: Thursday February 13, 2020
The Belonging Advantage
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...Statistics Canada says. https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/moncton-halifax-top-list-of-fastest-growing-urban-regions-statistics-canada-says-1.6226520#:~:text=Atlantic%20Canada%20led%20the%20way,released%20Wednesday%20by%20Statistics%20Canada. CTV News. ↑ Akbari, A. (Oct. 23, 2020). Immigration in Nova Scotia: Who Comes, Who Stays, Who Leaves and Why? https://www.smu.ca/webfiles/3StayersandLeaversSurveyReportFinalOctober23.pdf. Sobey School of Business and...
Date: Monday December 11, 2023
Can refugees help save PEI’s way of life?
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Some employers and advocates want Canada to recruit refugees to fill local labour shortages, Kelly Toughill reports. Others worry that would dilute the humanitarian mission of resettling the world’s most vulnerable citizens.
Date: Monday March 4, 2019