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Northwest Territories Child Care Workforce Development Snapshot
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...a business account and insurance, and have the appropriate environment. The primary operator must have completed a post-secondary degree or diploma in child development, or they must intend to complete...
Date: Thursday May 5, 2022
From the barn to the bench
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...but get up to try again.” She says it’s important to “nurture the entrepreneurial spirit by creating an environment where inspiration, ideation and investigation can flourish. Innovation, industry investment and...
Date: Wednesday May 24, 2017
Winning Global Mandates: Lessons from Canadian leaders
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...tax rates and the prevalence of multi-sector partnerships have contributed to building a strong business environment. At the same time, Canadian business leaders continue to be confronted by shortcomings that...
Date: Saturday December 5, 2015
André Beaulieu
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...the buy side and strategy for large technology companies. Previously, André has worked with the Privy Council Office of the Government of Canada and the United Nations Conference on Environment...
Date: Wednesday January 1, 2020
Party Financing in Canada: Perpetually New Challenges
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...in a charged social media environment benefits and costs of more detailed disclosure of donor identities and faster online posting of donations by all actors Several noted the increased number...
Date: Friday March 16, 2018
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
Broadening Talent Pathways: How to Make Cross-Sector Mobility Meaningful
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Canada’s prosperity depends on high-performing public, private, and nonprofit sectors with the capacity and networks to thrive in today’s complex environment. Research and international experiences demonstrate that employing cross-sector mobility...
Date: Wednesday June 29, 2016
Citizens’ Assembly on Democratic Expression: Recommendations for Reducing Online Harms and Safeguarding Human Rights in Canada
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...Canada should regulate digital service providers to create a safe environment where Canadians can express themselves and be protected from a range of harms. The members of the Assemblies have...
Date: Thursday September 22, 2022
Canada’s China puzzle: We need a national discussion
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...interests and shared interests, such as the environment. We talked about the mismatch between hundreds of thousands of Chinese students studying in Canada versus fewer than 5,000 Canadian students receiving...
Date: Thursday June 29, 2017
Workplace Innovation in Canada’s Public Service: How Collaborative Approaches, Dynamic Workspaces, and Enabling Technology Can Deliver Greater Value to Canadians
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Governments are facing mounting pressure to improve service delivery and accountability to citizens under increasing fiscal restraints and an aging workforce. To thrive in this complex environment, public sector organizations...
Date: Wednesday July 6, 2011
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
Governance in the Digital Age
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The digital transformation that governments are seeking and citizens are expecting is more than just 'a challenge,' says PPF's Prime Ministers of Canada Fellow Kent Aitken in this new report. After conducting almost 300 interviews over the course of a year, he concludes that governments are currently not set up for the complexities of the digital age and suggests four areas that they need to fundamentally change.
Date: Wednesday September 26, 2018
Edward Greenspon
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...early proponent of digital transformation as founding editor of globeandmail.com. At Bloomberg News, he was Editor-at-Large for Canada and global managing editor for energy, environment and commodities, a group situated...
Date: Tuesday November 10, 2020
Pathways to Sustainable Access to Innovative Medicines for Canadians
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This report is the culmination of a project that engaged Canadians in roundtable discussions about access barriers, the role of real-world evidence in system improvement, and how to move the healthcare system forward. Participants’ recommendations on reducing barriers to access, strengthening data and evidence and finding balance in our healthcare system.
Date: Friday April 20, 2018
Foreword: The future of Canada lies in the North
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"If Canada wants to retain its effective power to shape and influence decisions in its own backyard, it must make sure it clearly understands its interests in the Arctic and is prepared to back them with solid policies and strategic investments."
Date: Tuesday July 9, 2019