Search Results for: Atlantic Canada
Project Evaluation Executive Summary (January – March, 2018)
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Project Description The Atlantic Revitalization Project (ARP) is a three-year undertaking by the Public Policy Forum (PPF) to bolster the success of the Atlantic Growth Strategy. The overarching purpose is...
Date: Thursday July 19, 2018
According to Atlantic Employers
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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.
Date: Monday March 22, 2021
Executive Summary: The North’s future is Canada’s future, too
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Is Canada squandering its Arctic advantage? This series of four experts' views on climate, resources, sovereignty and reconciliation show that the North's key issues are closely tied to Canada's strategic priorities
Date: Tuesday July 9, 2019
How to Restore the Labour Market Balance: Transcript
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...has been pulling down the growth of Canada’s labour force in recent years.8 Immigration has typically helped Canada’s labour force grow. But the pandemic disrupted immigration flows. Borders closed, and...
Date: Thursday November 17, 2022
Small Island, Big Impact
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PEI’s BioAlliance took a team approach to solving its workforce challenge, and here’s what the rest of Canada can learn. The fast-growing biosciences sector in Canada’s smallest province is making...
Date: Wednesday September 7, 2022
Work After COVID-19
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Rebuilding the economy will require a sustained, thoughtful approach. Key to that approach will be improving both the quantity and quality of work to repair fractures and avoid disruption from future waves of infection.
Date: Tuesday July 21, 2020
Understanding the Nature and Experience of Gig Work in Canada
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Gig work & gig workers are on the rise, fuelled by technology that makes this form of work more easily accessible. What does this mean for Canada’s labour market and how should we respond? Understanding how workers enter, navigate and experience the gig economy is a critical component to better understanding what policies are required to best protect and support them. This report explores what we know, and what we need to know, about the nature of Canada’s gig economy and the experiences of its workers.
Date: Tuesday June 30, 2020
Public Service Innovation and Leadership During COVID-19: What Can We Learn?
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...right people on a common cause. Statistics Canada’s engagement with the private sector to access data, and the Global Affairs Canada outreach to airlines as partners in the repatriation, speak...
Date: Thursday June 3, 2021
PPF and Action Canada introduce the 2019/2020 Fellows
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The 16 new Fellows from across Canada will be focusing on the Future of Work.
Date: Friday May 31, 2019
Getting ahead of disruption is key to our future: An introduction to Canada Next
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Decision makers in all fields face intense challenges to keep up with geopolitical transformation, the sweeping innovations of the digital age, the impacts on work sparked by artificial intelligence, and the catastrophic effects of climate change. Edward Greenspon and Drew Fagan introduce the challenges that Canada Next addresses.
Date: Monday January 7, 2019
Immigrants aren’t job killers, they’re job creators — and they want to come to Canada
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...on Thursday. “We have a historic opportunity; I believe that Canada’s brand has never been stronger. People want to come to Canada. But we have work to do … population...
Date: Tuesday April 25, 2017
Atlantic Newsletter #4: How small communities in rural areas can attract and retain newcomers
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In the fourth edition of our Atlantic Immigration & Revitalization Newsletter, PPF and research associate Kelly Toughill explore the challenges that rural areas face when attracting and retaining newcomers and the barriers that newcomers face when living in small communities.
Date: Monday June 17, 2019
Atlantic Summit on Healthcare and Drug Cost Sustainability
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...and Nova Scotia, this invitation-only event brought together over one hundred senior leaders and provided the unique opportunity to help set the agenda for healthcare in Atlantic Canada. This report...
Date: Friday January 9, 2015
Competitiveness: Canada leads in AI, but lags in innovation, skills and capital
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...learning. “The talent is in Canada, the investment is coming into Canada,” Kennedy said. Microsoft has built two data centres in Canada, one in Toronto and one in Montreal, and...
Date: Tuesday April 25, 2017