Search Results for: Culture
Surviving Disruption in the Shipbuilding Industry
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Irving Shipbuilding Inc. found itself in the middle of a rapidly changing shipping industry, and had to adapt to the evolving requirements of talent and infrastructure. Their grow-at-home approach may be the one to adopt in other disrupted sectors too. Read this case study by Sherry Scully on managing transformation in a disrupted sector – all for PPF's Brave New Work project on the future of work.
Date: Thursday June 17, 2021
How do we build an inclusive future of work?
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Emerging leaders from the Banff Forum gathered to discuss: Who is missing from Canadians' dialogue about our brave new world of work? They came up with a clear set of guiding principles and recommendations for policymakers.
Date: Friday May 3, 2019
Atlantic Newsletter #5: Immigrant entrepreneurs
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In the fifth edition of our Atlantic Immigration & Revitalization Newsletter, Kelly Toughill looks at what Atlantic Canada is doing to attract newcomers who will start or take over businesses, create jobs and build the economy. Successful immigrant entrepreneurs share their lessons learned and give advice to fellow and future entrepreneurs.
Date: Wednesday July 24, 2019
Davos 2019: Looking for order in a disorderly world
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Slowing global growth, the possibility of a U.S.-China trade war, the chaos of Brexit, the urgency and inaction toward tackling climate change, and the perceptions of shortcomings in political and corporate leadership shaped the gloomier mood at Davos this year. Kevin Lynch, Vice Chairman of the BMO Financial Group, explains that the annual gathering in the Swiss Alps ventured far and wide in the issues tackled, but it produced limited success in tying it all together into a compelling narrative and concrete path forward.
Date: Wednesday January 30, 2019
Chelsea Berry
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...in Russell, Ontario. Chelsea has an Honours Bachelor of Arts, Major in History and Minor in German Language and Culture from the University of Ottawa. Chelsea is based in Ottawa....
Date: Wednesday November 8, 2017
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
About Canada’s Innovation Stars
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...inspire Canadians to be entrepreneurial, and foster an active culture of innovation. Each year, up to six winners are selected through a process managed by the Canadian Foundation for Innovation....
Date: Tuesday May 23, 2017
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
Keeping international students in Atlantic Canada: EduNova’s big experiment
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Why don’t a quality education, strong language skills and an open work permit guarantee success in Atlantic Canada? Fewer international graduates stay in this region after graduation than any other. Students and their advocates tell KELLY TOUGHILL what can be done to counter the trend.
Date: Monday April 15, 2019
Ontario Digital Inclusion Summit – Summary Report
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PPF hosted Ontario's first Digital Inclusion Summit back in February. Now, the summary report is available with key takeaways from the event that sparked a larger conversation on making the internet work for all.
Date: Tuesday May 29, 2018
Inclusive Futures: Indigenous engagement in Canada’s workforce
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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.
Date: Thursday March 12, 2020
Summary report: Open policy-making in a digital age
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...public sector to carefully consider and design partnerships to minimize risk and maximize the benefit for all partners and users. Culture matters, and cannot be underestimated. By their nature, each...
Date: Wednesday April 12, 2017
Competitiveness: Canada leads in AI, but lags in innovation, skills and capital
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...the benefit of technological change and innovation” across the economy that way, Sabia said. Businesses need urgently to cultivate a culture of innovation within their organizations, he said. “It requires...
Date: Tuesday April 25, 2017
The Data Talks: How Statistics Canada Measured a Pandemic
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Canada’s economy has had its ups and downs, crashes, failures and recessions, but how do you measure the business impact of a country that simply stopped working and intentionally shut down its economy to halt the spread of COVID-19?
Date: Tuesday November 3, 2020
Poisoning Democracy: How Canada Can Address Harmful Speech Online
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The rise of harmful speech online is a threat to Canada’s democracy. This report outlines how governments and digital platform companies can better address hate and harassment, including the creation of a Moderation Standards Council.
Date: Thursday November 8, 2018