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Date: Wednesday October 18, 2017
Capturing a Carbon Opportunity
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If the climate challenge confronting Canada is evident, so too is the economic opportunity out there to be captured. The twin objectives are clear and measurable: We must meet our 2030 GHG emission reduction targets on the way to a net-zero future by 2050, and we must do it in a manner that ensures jobs, growth and a strong economy. The good news is that a sightline to that future – one where a national carbon management strategy is critical to meeting our objectives – is coming into clear focus.
Date: Thursday August 26, 2021
Brave New Work Newsletter #4
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In the fourth edition of our Brave New Work Newsletter: Our latest report on rebalancing bargaining power in the future of work, a panel discussion on the future of Alberta's energy sector, and two of our latest blog posts.
Date: Monday December 2, 2019
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
Small and Medium-sized Employers (SMEs): Skills Gaps and Future Skills
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Canada’s small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) account for more than 90% of private-sector jobs in Canada. To be competitive in today’s market, they need the right people with the right skills, yet they are disproportionately threatened by labour shortages and skills gaps - a situation made worse by COVID-19. Unlike large corporations, SMEs possess limited resources, making it exponentially more challenging to support these human resources needs. There is a dire need for innovative research & solutions.
Date: Thursday October 15, 2020
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
Employers’ Lessons Learned in Hiring, Retaining and Advancing Employees with Disabilities
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Access Ability strategy report synthesizes findings from research and roundtables about organizational inclusion of employees with disabilities. The findings reflect lessons learned by employers, by practitioners supporting...
Date: Saturday March 5, 2022
COVID-19 and Canada’s Border
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With COVID-19 raging out of control in the U.S., the last thing most Canadians want to contemplate is more entrants from abroad. But it could be a year before a vaccine arrives and much longer until it is administered globally. If COVID has taught us anything it is that, this time, we have to be ahead of the curve on border control.
Date: Tuesday July 28, 2020
Debating the Right Balance(s) for Privacy Law in Canada
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In fall 2021, the Public Policy Forum convened a group of academics, lawyers, representatives from the private sector and members of civil society to revive discussions around modernizing privacy law in Canada under the Chatham House rule.
Date: Monday January 17, 2022
Fault Lines and Common Ground
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What divides urban and rural voters? What unites them? In this second report on the Urban-Rural divide in Canada, Sean Speer and his team take a closer look at the Canadian Election Study and find that urban and rural Canadians have divergent opinions on many key issues, but they also agree to a large extent on many others. As populism grows across the western world, policymakers in Canada need to understand the implications.
Date: Wednesday February 3, 2021
Place-Based Policy Options for Entrepreneurship in a Post-COVID Canada
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As Canadians look forward to the economic recovery and governments herald a new normal, few signals have been given about its policy landscape, and even fewer about the role of small business and entrepreneurs in the post-COVID strategy. With the horizon now in sight, how can governments move quickly to put a shot in the arm of small businesses and entrepreneurs that are operating in disparate and localized challenges and conditions?
Date: Wednesday March 10, 2021
Nadia Theodore
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Nadia Theodore (BA Hons et MA [Science politique], Université Carleton ; LLB, Université de Londres) a commencé sa carrière dans la fonction publique à l’Agence du revenu du Canada en...
Date: Saturday January 1, 1994
Graham Flack
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...on Innovation and Deputy Minister Champion for Dalhousie University. He received degrees in political science and economics from Dalhousie and Oxford University where he was a Rhodes Scholar. He is...
Date: Friday January 1, 2010
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
Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage — The Time is Now
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This paper reflects a strong consensus within the Energy Future Forum that any achievable pathway to national climate and economic objectives must include a significant contribution from carbon capture technologies and from utilization and storage. In any post-COVID, “green stimulus” planning, support for CCUS expansion is even more pivotal than before.
Date: Monday March 1, 2021