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Friends in Low (Carbon) Places – Task Force 1 Final Report
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This report seeks the path forward for Canada’s energy future. We examine what a low-carbon future means for R&I communities and their economic well-being, and identify strategies and policies that will put R&I communities on a path to resilient and clean economies.
Date: Thursday March 8, 2018
Welcome to our new board directors
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Welcome aboard to five new directors on the Public Policy Forum board: Neil Desai, Christiane Fox, Eric Axford, Kathy Kinloch and Dominic Barton.
Date: Thursday November 15, 2018
Join to celebrate our 2019 Atlantic Dinner honourees
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Let's raise a toast to five exceptional Atlantic Canadians at PPF's Atlantic Dinner & Frank McKenna Awards in Halifax.
Date: Tuesday April 16, 2019
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
Northwest Territories Child Care Workforce Development Snapshot
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Written by YWCA NWT staff Child care services in the Northwest Territories (NWT) are legislated by the Northwest Territories Daycare Act and regulated through the department of Education, Culture and...
Date: Thursday May 5, 2022
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
Economic Equality in a Changing World: Removing Barriers to Employment for Women
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Action is needed to alleviate gender barriers: Good intentions are no longer enough. Despite efforts to improve diversity in the workplace, gender inequality remains both an issue of social justice and an equally compelling economic priority. Yet efforts to advance women’s economic inclusion continue to be hampered by the lack of access to information. This report summarizes existing research and prevailing issues surrounding gender inequality, including those exacerbated by COVID-19, and points to further research that needs to be done on initiatives to reduce gender inequalities.
Date: Friday September 25, 2020
Take the 2018 PPF Holiday Quiz!
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What's your wonk score? From 12 months of PPF policy events and projects, we've come up with 12 questions to challenge you. Take our Holiday Quiz.
Date: Tuesday December 18, 2018
From Investment to Action: Building a Canada-wide Child Care System
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As the current federal government endeavours to be the first to act materially on the promise of child care for all, questions of quality, affordability, accessibility and inclusion will stand in line behind jurisdictional bargaining.
Date: Tuesday May 25, 2021