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Building Inclusive Workplaces

A one-size-fits-all approach to pandemic recovery will not work. Programs tailored to the specific needs of specific groups will be important for a strong recovery, as will equitable access to critical supports, such as the infrastructure needed to overcome the digital divide. Businesses, governments and employees must all commit to reskilling — particularly when it comes to those from diverse groups who face barriers and bias — to develop an effective and inclusive skills and employment ecosystem that leaves no one behind.  

Date: Wednesday May 19, 2021


Together or Apart? Seven Ways for Canada to Pivot to a Sustainable Recovery

...billion people have risen out of extreme poverty. Global hunger has decreased by more than 200 million people. Maternal health has drastically improved, infant mortality rates, and the number of...

Date: Thursday November 12, 2020


The Values Proposition: Building a Stronger Canada through Values-Based Sport

This report summarizes what we heard during five roundtables held through spring 2018 and which explored actions and policies aimed at ensuring values-based sport is an intentional and fundamental part of the Canadian sport system, from playground to podium.

Date: Wednesday August 8, 2018


Film and Television in the Age of COVID-19, and After

COVID-19 has taken a high toll on film and television in Canada. To support a once-thriving industry, governments need to improve financial security for production companies and ensure a steady flow of business across the Canada-US border. Governments must also modernize regulations for industry success in the digital age.

Date: Thursday October 15, 2020


Skills Gaps, Underemployment, and Equity of Labour-Market Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities in Canada

While people with disabilities can achieve socially integrated, financially independent lives through secure, well-paid employment, they are often trapped in low-skill jobs at high risk of automation. Emile Tompa, Daniel Samosh and Normand Boucher underscore the importance of training opportunities that are well aligned with the skills likely to be in high demand in future.

Date: Tuesday January 28, 2020


Report 5: Reaching the Vaccine Hesitant

As the supply and availability of vaccines continue to increase across Canada, the only limiting factor on vaccination rates will soon be the willingness of otherwise-reluctant individuals to be vaccinated. Examining data from the Media Ecosystem Observatory, Dr. Peter Loewen provides a real-time view of the vaccine hesitant in Canada. Who are these people? Where do they live? How informed are they about COVID-19?

Date: Tuesday May 18, 2021


Impacts of Artificial Intelligence on Connected and Autonomous Vehicles and Precision Medicine

As researchers and business leaders move quickly to explore and exploit an ever-growing field of artificial intelligence opportunities, policy-makers – recognizing AI’s far-reaching implications - seek frameworks to assess and regulate them. These reports examine issues and suggest frameworks for AI’s impact on transportation of people and goods, and on how we predict, identify and treat disease.

Date: Monday December 10, 2018


A House Undivided: Making Senate Independence Work

...Technology Committee. In 2002, his committee completed an influential six-volume report on reforming the health care system. In 2006, his committee published Canada’s first national report on mental health, “Out...

Date: Thursday September 22, 2016


Canada as an Agri-Food Powerhouse

...As healthcare costs put an increasingly significant strain on public budgets, the linkages between our food system and health outcomes need more attention. To remain a priority sector, attract investors,...

Date: Thursday April 20, 2017


Getting Canada Back on Track after COVID-19 with a Comprehensive Innovation Plan

...spirit of partnership created by the pressures of COVID-19, especially in the area of health science, can only help people to think like a team. Some, including analysts at the...

Date: Wednesday February 23, 2022


An Investment that Works for Child Care

In June 2022, Public Policy Forum outlined how to strengthen the workforce in the early learning and childcare sector through better recruitment, retention and recognition. This week, federal and provincial ministers responsible for early childhood learning answered that call.

Date: Wednesday September 14, 2022


Bringing New Voices to the Table: Re-thinking On-reserve Housing in Canada

...chiefs; people with building, maintenance, construction, public works and health and safety experience; entrepreneurs; artists, health care workers and educators. There were also a number of housing managers or administrators...

Date: Monday February 27, 2017


A Ministry Steeped in Tradition Goes Virtual

Since March 2020, Ontario’s Ministry of the Attorney General (MAG) has transitioned its largely paper-based and in-person justice system to predominately online and virtual services—opening new opportunities for public access to court proceedings.

Date: Monday December 21, 2020


Paycheque to Paycheque: Coping with Income Volatility as Work Changes

What can we do about workers living paycheque to paycheque, with the rise of the gig economy and future changes to work? Emerging leaders from the Banff Forum gathered and came up with a holistic set of policy measures for improving the well-being of workers and to help prevent economic marginalization as work changes.

Date: Monday September 23, 2019


Laurent Duvernay-Tardif – 2023 Testimonial Dinner Award Honouree

Laurent Duvernay-Tardif: “My goal is to do good and to help people be healthy”

Date: Wednesday March 1, 2023