Search Results for: Future of Work
Lori Turnbull
Person
...Turnbull’s research and teaching focus on parliamentary democracy and governance, public sector ethics, and the future of work. She has taught political science and public administration at Dalhousie, Queen’s, Carleton,...
Date: Wednesday February 10, 2016
Sunil Johal
Person
Sunil Johal is Policy Director at the University of Toronto’s Mowat Centre. He is frequently invited to advise governments and international organizations about disruptive technologies and regulatory and policy issues. In February 2019, he was named Chair of the Expert Panel on Modern Labour Standards by the federal Minister of Labour. PPF is proud to welcome him as a Fellow.
Date: Sunday December 11, 2016
Rachel Wernick
Person
...as Co-Champion of the Clerk’s Policy Community initiative; a role she held for five years. Rachel’s expertise includes workforce development, skills innovation, the future of work, skills and employment for...
Date: Tuesday October 3, 2023
Ontario Child Care Workforce Development Snapshot
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...capacity under their existing licences. Current workforce development Research has shown that “working environments with higher proportions of trained staff and having access to in-service training and/or professional development are...
Date: Wednesday March 16, 2022
Jim Stanford
Person
Jim Stanford is Economist and Director of the Centre for Future Work. He divides his time between Vancouver, B.C., and Sydney, Australia. Jim is one of Canada’s best-known economists. He...
Date: Monday January 1, 1996
PPF welcomes budget measures that support Canadian journalism
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...of journalism, reflecting the public interest that they serve.” There is still work to be done on both these budget announcements and in considering the fact that more news outlets...
Date: Tuesday February 27, 2018
Toward ‘eyes-open’ engagement with China
Article
Members of the Public Policy Forum’s Canada-China forum seek a balanced approach to engagement with China that is economically beneficial and politically acceptable to Canadians
Date: Tuesday June 20, 2017
Project Evaluation Executive Summary (January – March, 2018)
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...commitment to working with stakeholders across the Atlantic region. Although it is still too early to gauge the impacts of network creation, some interviewees said the conference experience allowed them...
Date: Thursday July 19, 2018
The internet is transforming the world, but not for everybody
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...Work for Everyone Feb. 9–10, 2018 Toronto, Ontario Contact: inclusion@ppforum.ca We’d like to bring people together around the idea of digital inclusion. For decades people have hoped that the internet...
Date: Friday October 13, 2017
An open letter to Canadians: Fixing health care starts now — and with you
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...Reforms needed to secure the future of Canadian health care are well known. In fact, some are already being implemented here and there, but they need to be adopted at...
Date: Monday January 23, 2023
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
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
Canada’s Complicated Tango with the U.S.
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As a presidential election looms in the United States, Canada is facing three possible scenarios for its outcome. Trade with the U.S. remains largely as healthy as it was 30 years ago, but that could change as the country’s neighbour to the south looks inward. To combat this, Canada must continue to diversify while also trading south.
Date: Thursday October 1, 2020
Frontiers and Borders:
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...their neighbours worked a side hustle for the secret police, the Securitate. Unsure which third, they kept to themselves. Electricity and hot water were in short supply, as was food,...
Date: Friday June 18, 2021
Harold Calla – 2023 Testimonial Dinner Award Honouree
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“Providing the platform to move from managing poverty to managing wealth”
Date: Tuesday January 17, 2023