Search Results for: Public Service
Jan. 17, 2014: Social Finance – Roundtable Summary Report
Publication
On November 22, 2013, the Public Policy Forum convened a roundtable discussion with senior policy leaders and social innovators to explore the future of social finance in Canada and advance...
Date: Friday January 17, 2014
Levelling the Playing Field: For First Nations and Financial Empowerment
Publication
A new background paper from the Public Policy Forum, Levelling the Playing Field: For First Nations and Financial Empowerment provides views from diverse Canadian leaders about opportunities and challenges facing...
Date: Thursday May 7, 2015
UHN’s Michener Institute “revolutionized” health care training. Does it hold lessons for other sectors?
Article
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
Dr. Xiangguo Qiu & Dr. Gary Kobinger: Against all odds, they discovered a treatment for Ebola
Article
...Ebola virus. Working at the Public Health Agency of Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg, the two virologists focused on antibodies that had actually been tested and found ineffective in...
Date: Wednesday May 23, 2018
Dec. 5, 2013: Reducing Transportation GHG Emissions in Canada
Publication
This year, the Forum convened public, private and non-profit sector stakeholders to discuss critical issues related to greenhouse gas reductions in Canada’s transportation sector. Through three roundtables in Vancouver, Toronto,...
Date: Thursday December 5, 2013
Crop innovation in the Canadian Prairies: Report of the Breadbasket 2.0 initiative
Publication
This report details the outcomes of the Public Policy Forum’s recent Breadbasket 2.0 initiative on agricultural innovation policy in the Canadian Prairies. The Forum convened a series of roundtable discussions...
Date: Monday December 2, 2013
Shifting Gears: Steering Canada’s Urban Centers Towards a Sustainable Transportation Future
Publication
...the People Recommendation 2: Reform land use and zoning practices to enable and promote urban infill and mixed-use zoning. Recommendation 3: Require that all urban development projects on public lands...
Date: Thursday February 29, 2024
Eric Axford
Person
...passion and expertise in sustainability, public policy and stakeholder relations and was Suncor’s first Chief Sustainability Officer. For many years Eric was also Chair of the Suncor Energy Foundation and...
Date: Monday January 1, 2024
Atlantic Newsletter #5: Immigrant entrepreneurs
Article
In the fifth edition of our Atlantic Immigration & Revitalization Newsletter, Kelly Toughill looks at what Atlantic Canada is doing to attract newcomers who will start or take over businesses, create jobs and build the economy. Successful immigrant entrepreneurs share their lessons learned and give advice to fellow and future entrepreneurs.
Date: Wednesday July 24, 2019
Recording lessons for humanity
Article
...Portal of Canada’s Termium service, one of the largest terminology and linguistic data banks in the world. Her efforts have brought her to encounter inspiring people, especially women, across Canada’s...
Date: Wednesday May 24, 2017
André Beaulieu
Person
Since 2015, as Senior Vice-President, Corporate services for BCE, André Beaulieu is responsible for one of the largest procurement portfolios in Canada, and the Value Creation team who leads all...
Date: Wednesday January 1, 2020
Facilitating the Future of Work Through a Modernized EI System
Publication
Gaps in Canada’s Employment Insurance program are already leaving too many workers behind as gig work, part-time jobs and self-employment grow. EI needs to be modernized now to support Canadians as they transition to an economy and labour market disrupted by technology and automation.
Date: Wednesday May 1, 2019
Immigrant entrepreneurs: Highly desired, hard to attract
Article
Atlantic Canada is competing globally to attract newcomers to start or take over businesses, create jobs and build the economy. It’s obvious why governments want to recruit them, but it’s surprisingly hard to do.
Date: Monday July 22, 2019
Chelsea Berry
Person
Contact Chelsea Chelsea Berry joined the Public Policy Forum (PPF) in November 2021 as Membership Lead to help grow and coordinate PPF’s member base. She brings with her 8 years...
Date: Wednesday November 8, 2017
Putting down roots: How community gardens help immigrant retention
Article
Cultural food security is key to how and whether immigrants take root in their new home. In Halifax, Common Roots Urban Farm was the only source of some traditional foods for newcomers, but the community garden was shut down and no one knows where – or if – it will rise again.
Date: Wednesday December 12, 2018