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Strategic Assets in Uncertain Times: Unlocking Energy and Resources in Canada’s North
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Canada has lost its edge in northern development and research. The North's resources have important strategic and economic implications for Canada, and their development - done in the right way - has huge potential benefits for all Canadians now and into the future.
Date: Tuesday July 9, 2019
Settling the Unsettled: Closing the Urban-Rural Immigration Gap in Canada
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Newcomers to Canada overwhelmingly settle in urban areas. Why do so few immigrants settle down in small and medium population centres in Canada, and how can we encourage them to do so?
Date: Thursday March 10, 2022
China and Canada in an Era of Global Disruption
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...clusters: 4 in global top 25 Strong financial system:world-class institutions, fintech innovators Natural resources: energy, agri-foods, minerals & metals Canada, and the “Canada brand”, have under-realized potential in China and...
Date: Tuesday December 19, 2017
The Atlantic Canada Momentum Index
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...the rest of Canada and even residents of Atlantic Canada that change is occurring. With the evidence from these findings, we hope Atlantic Canadians and their policymakers will be better...
Date: Wednesday March 22, 2023
CLIMATETIVENESS: What it Takes for Canada to Thrive in a Net Zero Exporting World
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...up its sleeves in the Spring of 2020 on a project we called ReBuild Canada, we kept encountering vulnerabilities in long-standing trade policies — from export infrastructure to our heavy...
Date: Wednesday October 27, 2021
Permanently Impermanent: Migrant agricultural workers in Canada
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Action Canada Task Force hears from workers, administrators and farmers that existing programs don't work quite right and they need to for Canada's agricultural sector to thrive.
Date: Thursday March 7, 2019
Transparent and Level: Modernizing Political Financing in Canada
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Transparent and Level: Modernizing Political Financing in Canada makes eight recommendations aiming to strengthen political finance regulations in Canada. It follows a literature review and a roundtable discussion on political financing on October 11, 2017 that was co-convened with Elections Canada. The day was divided into three discussions focused on the following themes: public and private financing, transparency and campaign spending.
Date: Wednesday March 14, 2018
Place-Based Policy Options for Entrepreneurship in a Post-COVID Canada
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As Canadians look forward to the economic recovery and governments herald a new normal, few signals have been given about its policy landscape, and even fewer about the role of small business and entrepreneurs in the post-COVID strategy. With the horizon now in sight, how can governments move quickly to put a shot in the arm of small businesses and entrepreneurs that are operating in disparate and localized challenges and conditions?
Date: Wednesday March 10, 2021
The Legal Aspects of Hate Speech in Canada
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As a starting point for further dialogue, lawyer Lex Gill explores the legal tensions and policy questions that have historically animated debates surrounding hate speech in Canada. This report summarizes some of the most significant recent developments, in particular the ways technological, economic and social change have begun to challenge the ways we think about harmful expression.
Date: Tuesday September 1, 2020
A Platform Economy Strategy for Canada: Supporting place-based governance for a more resilient and inclusive post-COVID Future of Work
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Advances in big data, algorithms and cloud computing over the past decade have contributed to the emergence and widespread use of digital platforms in Canada. Whether it be through Uber, Airbnb, Amazon, Etsy or Shopify, a growing number of Canadian workers and businesses are interacting in these platform-based and controlled markets. This phenomenon, known as the emergence of the Platform Economy, has significant implications for the Future of Work in Canada. Meanwhile, the COVID-19 pandemic has only accelerated this trend as more Canadians than ever before turn towards digital platforms to support their livelihoods.
Date: Wednesday March 10, 2021
PANEL 2—Canada’s emerging innovators face funding, talent and culture gaps
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Growing Canadian firms are selling out earlier and at lower valuations than US counterparts Panel 2 | Emerging Innovators: The Job of Growing New Businesses in Canada Oct. 12, 2016,...
Date: Wednesday October 19, 2016
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
Legitimacy in Reconciliation: A Path Forward
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Indigenous youth had clear ideas on how to find the legitimacy needed for reconciliation at the Public Policy Forum's (PPF) Nov. 29 unconference in Regina. This report highlights their six recommendations. In August 2017, the Centre for Public Impact approached PPF to be a part of a global project that explores What is legitimacy? How is it achieved and preserved? How does it manifest in different parts of the world? PPF brought together 21 young Indigenous people to discuss if the Government of Canada has the legitimacy to deliver on its commitment to Indigenous Peoples and how it can work to build the trust and transparency required.
Date: Tuesday May 15, 2018
Indigenous Child Care Workforce Development Snapshot
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...Social Development Canada. (2018). Audit of Social Infrastructure Funding – First Nations and Inuit Child Care Initiative, p. 1. Government of Canada. https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/canada/employment-social-development/corporate/reports/audits/first-nations-inuit-child-care-initiative/Audit-Report-First-Nations-EN.pdf ↑ Health Canada and the Public Health...
Date: Friday May 6, 2022
Prime Ministers of Canada Fellowship
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The Prime Ministers of Canada Fellowship was established in 2012 to mark the Public Policy Forum’s 25th anniversary, when all living former Prime Ministers were honoured at the Testimonial Dinner and Awards in Toronto. The Fellowship brings prominent Canadian leaders to PPF for a year to conduct research and convene dialogues about public policy, democratic institutions and good governance.
Date: Wednesday October 18, 2017