Search Results for: Innovation
Opioid Addiction Treatment in 2019
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Canada can stem the tide of the opioid crisis. Among Canadians, there is hope that hastening access to treatments that work, learning from and scaling up best practices, and continuing coordinated efforts between all stakeholders will positively impact the pathways to treatment services - beyond just overdose treatment. This report discusses opportunities for policy makers to engage on harm reduction, equitable access to treatment and support, and collaboration and coordination following a PPF roundtable on opioid misuse in December 2018.
Date: Thursday March 14, 2019
An ‘International Space Station for Work’: The Case for a Global, Open Platform for Training and Employment
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As permanent employment declines, workers switch jobs more often, and training programs fail to adapt, the world needs an open platform for employment and training. A global effort, like the one that built the International Space Station in the 1990s, could provide the funding and critical mass of data needed—and Canada could lead it.
Date: Monday January 14, 2019
No More Islands of Care: Bolstering mental health and addictions services for pandemic & post-pandemic life on Prince Edward Island
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Prior to COVID-19, Prince Edward Island struggled to keep up with demand for mental health and addictions services. This account tells of the pivot to virtual care which sees P.E.I. with more psychiatrists on-call and more options for support. Good thing, because the long-term stresses brought by the pandemic have made these services more critical than ever before.
Date: Tuesday November 17, 2020
Future Proof: Connecting Post-Pandemic Canada
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What public policy measures are needed to ensure that Canada’s digital connectivity infrastructure fully supports an inclusive, competitive post-pandemic economy?
Date: Monday October 4, 2021
Navigating the New World Disorder
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The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated developing geopolitical shifts that are unlikely to dissipate even after the pandemic's economic shock wanes. As a country long used to a more benign international environment, the future prosperity, security and well-being of Canadians will depend in no small measure on how well we navigate this unfamiliar world.
Date: Thursday July 16, 2020
Join to celebrate our 2019 Atlantic Dinner honourees
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Let's raise a toast to five exceptional Atlantic Canadians at PPF's Atlantic Dinner & Frank McKenna Awards in Halifax.
Date: Tuesday April 16, 2019
PPF Members
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...Canada Foundation for Innovation Canada Infrastructure Bank Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Canada Revenue Agency Canada School of Public Service Canadian Heritage Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications...
Date: Wednesday October 18, 2017
Supporting Entrepreneurship and SMEs: A Post-Pandemic Skills and Training Agenda
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The impact of COVID-19 on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has been significant and severe. SMEs are the backbone of Canada’s economy, yet few have the resources to deal with the skills and labour shortages they face – shortages that the pandemic has only made worse. By combining preliminary data from an ongoing survey of SMEs, associated focus group discussions, and existing research, this report highlights opportunities to better support SMEs in the pandemic recovery and after. This includes a specific focus on embracing diversity and inclusion as a key way of addressing their skills needs.
Date: Thursday June 17, 2021
June 28, 2013: The Canadian Way? The Role of Labour in Canada’s Prosperity
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...innovation and productivity. Over a dinner in Toronto, senior leaders from the labour sector, government, academia and the private sector discussed the role which labour can and should play in...
Date: Friday June 28, 2013
MUN research team: How collaboration solved the deadly ‘Newfoundland Curse’
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This is one in a series of profiles of the winners of the 2018 Governor General’s Innovation Awards. See all honourees It’s often said that teamwork is important to innovation,...
Date: Wednesday May 23, 2018
Neil Desai
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...the Centre for International Governance Innovation and entrepreneur-in-residence with the Rogers Cyber Catalyst. Neil serves on the Board of Directors of the Public Policy Forum, Alcohol and Gaming Commission of...
Date: Wednesday January 1, 2014
Building Sustainable Value: A Canada-US Energy Roundtable
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...North America into a global leader in energy innovation. On December 1, 2014, the Public Policy Forum convened a Canada-US energy roundtable in Washington, D.C. to explore global trends in...
Date: Friday December 19, 2014
Dr. Xiangguo Qiu & Dr. Gary Kobinger: Against all odds, they discovered a treatment for Ebola
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This is one in a series of profiles of the winners of the 2018 Governor General’s Innovation Awards. See all honourees ©Trina Racine Roadblocks are common here and there in...
Date: Wednesday May 23, 2018
Commitment to lifelong learning is win-win for manufacturing company AVIT and its employees
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A people-centric approach at AVIT Manufacturing in Peterborough, Ont. means that employees are continuously offered opportunities to upgrade their skills and learn new ones. AVIT provides a prime example showing that encouraging lifelong learning in workplaces is an asset. Read this case study by Daniel Squizzato on navigating precarity on managing transformation in disrupted sectors – all for PPF's Brave New Work project on the future of work.
Date: Thursday June 17, 2021
UHN’s Michener Institute “revolutionized” health care training. Does it hold lessons for other sectors?
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The Michener Institute is the only postsecondary institution that directly works to meet the immediate needs of the healthcare system. "The Michener Model" may not only be valuable for Canada's evolving healthcare landscape, but may also have transferrable learnings for other sectors, too. Read this case study by Rosanna Tamburri on education innovation – all for PPF's Brave New Work project on the future of work.
Date: Thursday June 3, 2021