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Ontario Child Care Workforce Development Snapshot
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...of the program and the children of Ontario. Current makeup Ontario’s Ministry of Education, through the Early Years and Child Care Division, sets overall policy, legislation and regulations for the...
Date: Wednesday March 16, 2022
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
Different Paths of Pandemic Protection: A comparative case study on vaccine rollouts in Nova Scotia, Quebec and Ontario
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Getting Canadians immunized against COVID-19 has been a complicated process in a country that has neither the capabilities to produce its own vaccine nor a centralized healthcare system to administer it.
Date: Thursday October 28, 2021
The expanding mandate of the Ontario Ombudsman: final report
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...values in delivering their programs and services. In doing so, the Office aims to improve government practices and processes for all Ontario citizens. In December 2014, the Ontario Legislature passed...
Date: Tuesday June 28, 2016
Ontario’s Condominium Act Review: stage two solutions report
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Residents, stakeholders and experts representing Ontario’s booming condo industry have shared their proposed solutions for updating the province’s Condominium Act. Released on September 24, 2013, the stage two solutions report...
Date: Tuesday September 24, 2013
May 6, 2014: Client Discussions on Ontario Social Assistance Reform–Report
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The 2013 Ontario Budget contained some initial steps for reforming social assistance. The budget also noted the government’s committment to starting “discussions with recipients, municipalities, delivery partners and others to...
Date: Tuesday May 6, 2014
Ontario Condominium Act Review
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The third and last stage of Ontario’s Condominium Act Review began in fall 2013 with a final Residents’ Panel meeting to review the Stage Two Solutions Report. The general public...
Date: Tuesday September 30, 2014
Independent and Accountable: Modernizing the Role of Agents of Parliament and Legislatures
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In this report, the Public Policy Forum (PPF) analyzes the current and evolving role of agents at the federal and provincial levels to provide recommendations on how oversight and guidance in the administration of policies can be improved while maintaining their autonomy within Canada’s Westminster system.
Date: Thursday April 26, 2018
Project of the Century
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Electricity demand is forecast to double by 2050. To meet it, supply will have to grow an astounding two to three times today’s volume. Here’s a roadmap for how to meet this urgent nation-building goal.
Date: Wednesday July 19, 2023
The Opportunity for Indigenous Infrastructure
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Well-planned, reliable infrastructure is essential to the well-being of all communities. Despite major policy challenges, Indigenous people, companies and governments are closing the infrastructure gap by advancing successful equity infrastructure projects across the country. Canada should follow these examples.
Date: Thursday September 3, 2020
BUILDING THE FUTURE
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...numerous hospital projects in Ontario under Infrastructure Ontario. Of particular note is the high-profile Canada Line in Vancouver, which connects Vancouver’s waterfront to the airport and Richmond, B.C. It was...
Date: Tuesday October 11, 2016
Pulling up roots: Bhutanese exodus from Halifax offers clues to why newcomers stay or go
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The disappearance of Bhutanese from Halifax is discouraging to those who believe the future of Atlantic Canada is tied to increased immigration, but it is also an opportunity to look at the factors that encourage newcomers to take root – and the factors that lead them away.
Date: Wednesday December 12, 2018
A Ministry Steeped in Tradition Goes Virtual
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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
An Investment that Works for Child Care
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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
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