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Options for a Canada-China FTA Negotiation Strategy

...are participants could also be used for informal bilateral consultations; these include the Trade in Services (TiSA) agreement, the Environmental Goods Agreement (EGA), the International Technology Agreement (ITA2) as well...

Date: Tuesday June 20, 2017


The Shattered Mirror: 5 Years On

Our latest report discusses how to save local news in Canada, and how to best adapt the Australian model of negotiated compensation between Google/Meta and the news industry.

Date: Thursday March 3, 2022


Dec. 5, 2013: Reducing Transportation GHG Emissions in Canada

...and Ottawa, experts and stakeholders explored some of the most pressing issues, particularly those related to fuel switching and alternatives, vehicle technology advancements, and infrastructure and municipal planning. We also...

Date: Thursday December 5, 2013


New Working Arrangements

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a rapid rise in the number of Canadians who are teleworking. While for many the transition has been positive, and a significant number of workers and employers indicate an interest in continuing teleworking arrangements post-pandemic, there are inequalities in access and ability to telework. As teleworking will likely continue for many workers post-pandemic, taking steps to resolve these inequalities will be an important part of Canada’s economic recovery, as will ensuring that all Canadians are able to access the skills and training they need to succeed in this new working arrangement.

Date: Wednesday May 12, 2021


PPF Atlantic Summit 2018

The Public Policy Forum’s 2018 Atlantic Summit is the first major initiative in a 3-year project. From 2018-2020 we will conduct research, engage communities and decision makers, and work to support the momentum building behind the Atlantic Growth Strategy. The focus of our first year has been on demographics and the role of immigration as one approach to attract, and keep, the talented people who make Atlantic Canada home.

Date: Thursday May 24, 2018


September 16, 2013: Strengthening Civic Collaboration roundtable summary report

...It provides a youth perspective on the role that governments, parents, teachers, peers and technology can play in inspiring young Canadians to participate in our civic institutions. Download the report...

Date: Monday September 16, 2013


Open policy-making in a digital age: Summary report

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


Automation, AI and COVID-19

A majority of Canadians indicate they have at least a basic understanding of AI and automation. Politicians have an opportunity to seize upon this perceived knowledge to address coming challenges by linking COVID-19 solutions to challenges — and potentially positives — presented by AI and automation. This new report by Peter Loewen and Blake Lee-Whiting shows signs that Canada has not seen a large populist backlash to the pandemic, but that could be coming, perhaps against immigration policies, if citizens feel the government is not following through on job creation.

Date: Wednesday June 23, 2021


Navigating the New World Disorder

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated developing geopolitical shifts that are unlikely to dissipate even after the pandemic's economic shock wanes. As a country long used to a more benign international environment, the future prosperity, security and well-being of Canadians will depend in no small measure on how well we navigate this unfamiliar world.

Date: Thursday July 16, 2020


An open letter to Canadians: Fixing health care starts now — and with you

...in health care. We have come together — practitioners, administrators, and policy, academic and technology leaders — in a shared determination to fix what’s broken. The pandemic has placed tremendous...

Date: Monday January 23, 2023


World’s top social media thinkers to discuss threats to democracy – and solutions – at PPF public event on Wednesday, April 4

On April 4, the Public Policy Forum and the University of British Columbia School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, in partnership with the National Arts Centre, are hosting a discussion with some of the world’s leading experts on social media, including Jonathan Albright, Ben Scott, Julia Angwin, David Carroll, Sue Gardner, and Taylor Owen.

Date: Tuesday April 3, 2018


Navigating Canada-China Relations in a Turbulent Era

Canada’s relationship has deteriorated since Canada arrested Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou and China retaliated by arresting Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor. The Trudeau government has weighed the costs of human rights advocacy from an increasingly repressive China against commercial interest with the world’s second-biggest economy. It’s led to a stalemate of sorts, but there are some actions Canada could take.

Date: Wednesday October 7, 2020


Film and Television in the Age of COVID-19, and After

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


Canada as an Agri-Food Powerhouse

...goes beyond food exports, and includes important players that enable more sustainable food production, including technology, bio-economy, genomics, and input sectors, such as seed, fertilizer and pesticides. Industry-led global farmer...

Date: Thursday April 20, 2017


Morneau says it’s critical that all Canadians see benefits of economic growth

...in Toronto. (Martin Lipman/PPF) Canada’s finance minister outlined the Liberal government’s efforts to boost economic growth in the face of the looming threat of massive technology-fuelled job disruptions and tepid...

Date: Tuesday April 25, 2017