May 21, 2019
As Canada celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Official Languages Act, Canadians still widely support its policy of official bilingualism. But our new analysis of 2019 opinion data finds that the recognition of the importance of bilingualism and multilingualism, in general, is eroding. Read More
March 22, 2019
Are Canadians pulling together or drifting apart as a nation? This is the focus of the first report analyzing the findings of the Confederation of Tomorrow 2019 Survey of Canadians. Read More
March 19, 2019
Postsecondary students have been increasingly combining education and employment as a way of enhancing skills and not only as a way of managing costs. This Mowat note summarizes what descriptive statistics from Statistics Canada’s most recent Longitudinal and International Survey of Adults (LISA) data tell us about students’ work experiences while in postsecondary education. Read More
February 21, 2019
Most Ontarians believe that urban and rural Canadians have different values. Our new analysis of data from an Ontario-wide survey conducted in November 2017 shows that, on most issues in Ontario, such an urban-rural divide is not evident.
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February 13, 2019
There are fewer women than men in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) professions in Canada. What drives this trend? Why is this a policy problem, and what can be done to address it? This report, the first from the Research Initiative on Education and Skills (RIES), tackles these topics.
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January 24, 2019
Overall, Ontario appears to be a success story in terms of the recruitment and settlement of immigrants. Read More
December 4, 2018
Almost three in ten young Ontarians – and one in three young men in Ontario – are entering an increasingly demanding labour market without any postsecondary training or credential. This is one of the main findings from a new Mowat analysis of data from the 2016 census. Read More
October 30, 2018
A decade after the financial crisis of 2008, many Ontarians remain somewhat uncertain about the future, expressing concerns about job security and opportunities for economic mobility, and mixed views about their social safety net. This is the main finding from a new Mowat report analyzing our Portraits 2017 survey data. Read More
October 23, 2018
The last recession had a profound effect on Ontario, but its effects were felt differently by Ontarians from different backgrounds and in different regions of the province. This is the picture that emerges from the 2016 census data on income and employment, analyzed in Mowat’s latest A Different Ontario report. Read More
October 4, 2018
It is well known that Ontario’s population is aging. But a closer look at census data reveals that Ontario’s population is aging more rapidly in smaller communities, many of which are also losing younger people needed to support local economies and the local services on which aging Ontarians rely. Read More
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