Search Results for: Public Service
Job Polarization in Canada
Publication
Job polarization is one of several trends — including automation, offshoring and the growing importance of the gig-economy — that were already of general interest prior to the onset of the pandemic, but which have been pushed even further into the centre of public policy discussions by the arrival of COVID-19. As Canadian policymakers consider how to build back the economy after the pandemic, addressing the problems created by job polarization needs to figure prominently in their priorities.
Date: Thursday April 15, 2021
New North Star III
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Canada’s prosperity has relied too heavily on the here and now of deficit spending, booming real estate and debt-financed household consumption. We must instead redirect investment to the wealth and well-being of the future, particularly our ability to invent and innovate, generate world-leading technologies and firms and ultimately capture global markets. The invention and adoption of new products, services and processes must be the foundation of rising productivity and long-term prosperity.
Date: Wednesday December 22, 2021
Sean Speer
Person
Sean is a sessional instructor and a Senior Fellow in Public Policy at the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. He has served in different roles for the federal government, including as senior economic adviser to former Prime Minister Stephen Harper. PPF is proud to welcome him as a Fellow in Residence.
Date: Wednesday May 11, 2016
Anjum Sultana
Person
Anjum Sultana (She/Her) is an award-winning public affairs strategist, and a published health equity researcher with expertise in gender equity, public health, youth leadership and civic engagement. Anjum is the...
Date: Thursday September 9, 2021
A Leadership Blueprint for Canada’s High-ESG Gas
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...transitions while serving our national interests. As a high-ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) energy exporter, there is no preordained contradiction between Canada’s national public good and the global good. Achieving...
Date: Thursday August 18, 2022
Top business and government leaders gather for PPF Growth Summit and Testimonial Dinner on April 12
News
...to pay tribute to distinguished Canadians who have made outstanding contributions to public policy and good governance. This annual reunion of the “who’s who” in public policy attracts more than 1,300...
Date: Monday April 9, 2018
How One Indigenous Service Agency Is Fighting COVID and Winning
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"We're going to send our helpers in and we're not going to stop." The Kenora Chiefs Advisory, an Indigenous-led health and social services agency, got to work right away in the nine First Nations it serves to stop COVID from entering. And so far, it's worked.
Date: Tuesday December 15, 2020
Ontario Child Care Workforce Development Snapshot
Article
...managers, known as Consolidated Municipal Service Managers and District Social Services Administration Boards, to support licensed child-care and child and family programs. These service system managers have the authority to...
Date: Wednesday March 16, 2022
Beyond the Big City
Publication
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
New Brunswick Child Care Workforce Development Snapshot
Article
...much less attention from public policies and media stories than other essential services. They enable today’s society to function while providing future generations with foundational education and essential care. The...
Date: Thursday March 24, 2022
More than Just a Rebuild: Creating a better future for Canada
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The country has been held back by lagging productivity and competitiveness, leading to a stagnant growth rate incapable of lifting Canadians’ standards of living. As we rebuild, simply going back to ‘normal’ is not an option.
Date: Thursday July 30, 2020
Remote Work – The Good, The Bad and The Unjust
Article
According to Statistics Canada, nearly 5 million workers shifted to remote work by the end of March 2020. In her first blog post for the Skills for the Post-Pandemic World project, Anjum Sultana discusses what the 'new normal' looks like for her and many workers like her all across the country, and explores the challenges that organizations, individuals, and policy-makers face with the work-from-home transition.
Date: Thursday June 25, 2020
Canada’s Complicated Tango with the U.S.
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As a presidential election looms in the United States, Canada is facing three possible scenarios for its outcome. Trade with the U.S. remains largely as healthy as it was 30 years ago, but that could change as the country’s neighbour to the south looks inward. To combat this, Canada must continue to diversify while also trading south.
Date: Thursday October 1, 2020
PANEL 4—Build infrastructure for long term, not because it’s ‘shovel-ready’
Article
...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
Don Wright on why our kids will struggle to have a higher living standard than us: Hub Dialogue
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...federal election campaign. I’m speaking to Don Wright, a Public Policy Forum fellow, who has had quite a diverse career including serving as Deputy Minister to the Premier of British...
Date: Thursday September 2, 2021