Search Results for: Employment
Three ways to reduce anxiety about the future of work
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Rapid change in how we work can stoke fears of a jobless future, but these key policy changes can help turn anxiety into opportunity.
Date: Thursday January 24, 2019
Welcome, reimagined
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...the Office of Immigration and Multiculturalism, its services included assisting individuals with family reunification and sponsorship, directing Ukrainians who wished to work in the province to employment opportunities, and connecting...
Date: Tuesday February 21, 2023
Beyond the Big City
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How can small communities and rural areas in Canada attract and retain newcomers, most of whom prefer to settle in a few large metropolitan areas? This report examines the experiences of five communities that have looked to immigration to help reverse declining populations and boost economic prospects, and proposes short and long-term solutions.
Date: Tuesday August 6, 2019
Rachel Wernick
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...Assistant Deputy Minister of Skills and Employment at Employment and Social Development Canada. Rachel is one of Canada’s leading practitioners in social and employment policy having gained experience in a...
Date: Tuesday October 3, 2023
Speer: Is Canadian politics shaped by “the revenge of places that don’t matter”?
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The economic gap between urban and rural places in Canada is significant and we cannot afford to let distressed communities come to the view that they don’t matter. PPF’s Prime Ministers of Canada fellow Sean Speer stresses the importance of cultivating a shared understanding of urban and rural cultures, and will travel across the nation in order to formulate a policy agenda that can bridge the urban-rural divide.
Date: Saturday October 12, 2019
Quebec Child Care Workforce Development Snapshot
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...states, Quebec ranks 2nd, behind Sweden (in French), for the employment rate among women aged 25 to 54. The Quebec CCC model has served as an inspiration to the federal...
Date: Tuesday May 10, 2022
Two Mountains To Climb: Canada’s Twin Deficits and How to Scale Them
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Canada must come to grips not just with a massive fiscal shortfall but also consecutive deficits in our current account, a broad measure of our trading and investment relationship with the rest of the world. A government plan must be growth oriented if we are to get the twin deficits under control without resorting to the drastic measures of 25 years ago.
Date: Monday September 14, 2020
Focus on Fundamentals: A Road Map to Recovery
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The pandemic is a financial crisis like none in recent years and governments now face the challenge of promoting economic growth and investment and getting people back to work, while also protecting the vulnerable and addressing ballooning debt and deficits. It’s time to use a scalpel, rather than a sledgehammer, to reduce spending by reconsidering the size and compensation levels in the public sector, reviewing the defined benefit pension programs and restructuring where possible.
Date: Monday October 19, 2020
How to Have it All: LNG, a green economy and reconciliation
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Federal and provincial governments, Indigenous communities and industry can leverage LNG development for a clean energy future. Here’s how
Date: Wednesday January 24, 2024
May 6, 2014: Client Discussions on Ontario Social Assistance Reform–Report
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...of 2013, the Public Policy Forum conducted a series of half-day discussion sessions with clients on behalf of the Ministry—particularly regarding employment. These sessions were held in 10 cities across...
Date: Tuesday May 6, 2014
Moving gig work into good work: Making sense of the new legal landscape around the gig economy
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The debate over the employment status of gig workers continues to play out in California legislation. What can Canadian regulators learn for our own first attempts at legislation from California’s decision to enact Assembly Bill 5?
Date: Tuesday November 5, 2019
A Labour Force Paradigm Shift
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...them substantially,” he said. “It’s about pre-selection and training that comes with almost guaranteed employment or is tied to employment.” The strategy comes with greater upfront training costs and requires...
Date: Tuesday October 11, 2022
Digital Infrastructure for the Post-Pandemic World
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The emergence of COVID-19 forced a shift away from workplaces and schools to online working and learning, but this digital transformation has not been evenly experienced by all Canadians. This report examines the key components of Canada's essential digital infrastructure system, highlights worrying inequalities that exist within this system, and offers recommendations on how to quickly reduce some of the most glaring obstacles that prevent many of those who would benefit the most from accessing training, education and employment opportunities digitally from doing so.
Date: Wednesday May 5, 2021
It’s not a problem we need to solve, it’s really about good management
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As the world of work continuously shifts, modernizes and innovates, what moves can be made to get and stay ahead when it comes to making work more accessible? PPF co-hosted The Future of Accessible Work panel discussion with Microsoft Canada featuring national and international accessibility leaders & advocates. This speaker series engaged PPF members to learn about accessibility and inclusion straight from the experts. To keep the conversation going and share our lessons learned, we have encapsulated five significant takeaways from the discussion.
Date: Wednesday March 11, 2020
Bridging the Digital Skills Gap: Alternative Pathways
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Digital skills and digital careers are part of every industry’s future. Yet employers say they can't find workers with the information and communication technology (ICT) skills they need. In this report, Shortt, Robson and Sabat explain how Canada doesn't really have system for figuring out where digital technology jobs end and regular jobs begin – and explore how a shared definitions of digital skills and careers will be the gateway for policymakers and employers to fill any gaps.
Date: Thursday January 23, 2020