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Summary report: Open policy-making in a digital age
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...the Government of Ontario launched its social enterprise strategy. This strategy, as described by Giles Gherson, Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Growth with the Government of Ontario, extends current...
Date: Wednesday April 12, 2017
Open policy-making in a digital age: Summary report
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The concept of ‘open policy making’ represents a shift away from traditional policy-making toward a process that is accessible and transparent to more Canadians, and which incorporates their voices and insights. How is this different in the digital age?
Date: Wednesday April 12, 2017
Indigenous Child Care Workforce Development Snapshot
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...Ministry of Colleges and Universities (n.d.). Indigenous Institutes. Government of Ontario. https://www.ontario.ca/page/indigenous-institutes; and Indigenous Adult and Higher Learning Association (n.d.). http://iahla.ca/ ↑ Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of...
Date: Friday May 6, 2022
Pathways to Sustainable Access to Innovative Medicines for Canadians
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This report is the culmination of a project that engaged Canadians in roundtable discussions about access barriers, the role of real-world evidence in system improvement, and how to move the healthcare system forward. Participants’ recommendations on reducing barriers to access, strengthening data and evidence and finding balance in our healthcare system.
Date: Friday April 20, 2018
Unlocking Health Care: How to Free the Flow of Life-Saving Health Data in Canada
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A system that still uses faxes needs to shift into the smartphone era. It's time for an urgent modernization of the health-care system.
Date: Monday January 29, 2024
Film and Television in the Age of COVID-19, and After
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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
Beyond the Big City
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How can small communities and rural areas in Canada attract and retain newcomers, most of whom prefer to settle in a few large metropolitan areas? This report examines the experiences of five communities that have looked to immigration to help reverse declining populations and boost economic prospects, and proposes short and long-term solutions.
Date: Tuesday August 6, 2019
The internet is transforming the world, but not for everybody
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The Ontario Digital Inclusion Summit aims to find, understand and fix the gaps that keep some citizens from accessing and benefiting from the digital world. Ontario Digital Inclusion Summit Making Technology...
Date: Friday October 13, 2017
Greg Orencsak
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Greg Orencsak became the Deputy Minister of Finance in June 2018. He also chairs the Ontario Financing Authority, an agency that manages the Province of Ontario’s debt and borrowing program....
Date: Saturday January 1, 2000
The Missing Article
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Since 2021, 65 bilateral agreements involving 45 countries have been reached under Article 6 of the landmark Paris Agreement on climate change. Canada is not among them.
Date: Thursday November 30, 2023
The Values Proposition: Building a Stronger Canada through Values-Based Sport
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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
Change Inc. Toolkit: Cultivating Young Social Entrepreneurs
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...to make a positive impact as a social entrepreneur. Using business practices to address social and environmental issues, social entrepreneurs are occupying an increasingly significant place in Ontario’s economy, and...
Date: Friday May 11, 2012
Opinion: How COVID-19 innovation is leading to better health services for Canadians
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COVID-19 propelled our governments to develop and implement innovative and unprecedented programs to protect and support us throughout the pandemic. Health care accounts for 11.5 % of Canada’s total GDP, and with so many exciting technologies coming on stream and consumers embracing change - the possibilities for innovation are endless. Our new ways of thinking can benefit citizens for generations. This article shares observations, framed from our experiences supporting Ontario health leaders during the pandemic. Together we can leverage this moment to drive innovation and imagine the health systems we want for tomorrow.
Date: Monday August 23, 2021
PANEL 4—Build infrastructure for long term, not because it’s ‘shovel-ready’
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...Engine for Long-Term Growth Panelists: Jane Bird, Complex Public and Private Construction and Infrastructure Advisor, Bennett Jones, Vancouver Bert Clark, President & CEO, Infrastructure Ontario Dawn Farrell, President & CEO,...
Date: Wednesday October 19, 2016
Prime Ministers of Canada Fellowship
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The Prime Ministers of Canada Fellowship was established in 2012 to mark the Public Policy Forum’s 25th anniversary, when all living former Prime Ministers were honoured at the Testimonial Dinner and Awards in Toronto. The Fellowship brings prominent Canadian leaders to PPF for a year to conduct research and convene dialogues about public policy, democratic institutions and good governance.
Date: Wednesday October 18, 2017