Search Results for: Inclusion
PPF Atlantic Summit 2018
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The Public Policy Forum’s 2018 Atlantic Summit is the first major initiative in a 3-year project. From 2018-2020 we will conduct research, engage communities and decision makers, and work to support the momentum building behind the Atlantic Growth Strategy. The focus of our first year has been on demographics and the role of immigration as one approach to attract, and keep, the talented people who make Atlantic Canada home.
Date: Thursday May 24, 2018
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
Building Inclusive Workplaces
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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
How to Mobilize Higher Education and Workforce Development for the Rapid Re-Employment of Canadians
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The COVID-19 crisis has derailed the careers of millions of Canadians. To support them, workforce leaders, and policy and decision makers need to mobilize education and training systems in some key ways – starting with robust labour market information and laying the foundation for a national system of lifelong learning.
Date: Thursday September 24, 2020
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
Inclusivity: How to ensure everyone wins
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...participants said inclusive growth has to ensure all members of society benefit equally. Moderator Shannon MacDonald, vice chair and chief inclusion officer at Deloitte, asked the panel members if it...
Date: Tuesday April 25, 2017
Getting Canada Back on Track after COVID-19 with a Comprehensive Innovation Plan
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...to hold Canadian talent in place and to attract even more from far and wide, with inclusion not just a fundamental principle of fairness but one serving growth, too. The...
Date: Wednesday February 23, 2022
Victoria Kuketz
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Contact Victoria Victoria is a public policy and external relations professional focused on helping solve complex societal issues such as innovation, inclusion and the protection of democracy. She is an...
Date: Sunday February 4, 2018
Stewarding AI and cultural change: It’s everybody’s business
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What will it take to steward digital development and support workers and the broader public as we transition to a more automated future? Emerging leaders from the Banff Forum say the underlying principles we follow – and insist on – may make all the difference.
Date: Wednesday November 27, 2019
PPF Chair Invested in the Order of Canada
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...an exceptional administrator, rising through the ranks of global firm EY, where she serves as managing partner for Quebec. She is deeply committed to parity and inclusion in business. She...
Date: Friday November 17, 2017
About PPF
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...and developments. Our approach is called Inclusion to Conclusion. Here’s why. Inclusion: PPF includes a broad cross-section of participants in our discussions. We strive to engage the best emerging and...
Date: Wednesday October 18, 2017
Meet our Emerging Leader Award recipient, Maayan Ziv
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Maayan Ziv will be honoured for her advocacy with the Emerging Leader Award at PPF’s 2019 Testimonial Dinner and #PPFawards on April 11 in Toronto. Founder and CEO of AccessNow, an app and digital platform, she is passionate about creating a more accessible and inclusive world.
Date: Thursday April 4, 2019
Move over Oscars, we’re announcing our 2019 policy stars
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We're pleased to announce all five of our honourees for our 2019 Testimonial Dinner honourees, for their dedication to public service and strengthening our democracy and its institutions.
Date: Thursday January 31, 2019
A Leadership Blueprint for Canada’s High-ESG Gas
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...The Public Policy Forum operates under a principle we call Inclusion to Conclusion. It means making sure a range of interests and perspectives (thinkers, doers and deciders) with mutual interests...
Date: Thursday August 18, 2022
CONDITION CHRONIC: How Improving Workplace Wellness Helps Canadians and the Economy
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Canada must do more to both reduce the incidence of chronic disease and to appropriately accommodate those already living with chronic disease. While governments, employers and advocacy organizations have good intentions and are undertaking helpful initiatives, the challenge is immense and it requires a well-informed, broad, integrated response.
Date: Friday September 29, 2017