June 25, 2019
What skills and competencies will young Canadians need to successfully navigate our increasingly complex world? And what steps need to be taken by all stakeholders to ensure that young Canadians have the opportunity to study and choose between the full diversity of potential career paths? Read More
June 4, 2019
In recent years, digitization has transformed our lives in significant ways – from the way we shop, to how we interact with others, to our working habits. The fact that many of these often transactional activities are now facilitated via digital platforms represents a critical shift in our economy and society. Read More
June 3, 2019
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) and algorithms is spreading rapidly across sectors. This includes areas as diverse as immigration application processing, predictive policing, and the pricing of goods and services online.
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May 31, 2019
Over the past 20 years, a series of new digital technologies, and the business models that they enable, have come to dominate many sectors of the economy. Billions of connections and transactions –previously inconceivable due to geographical distance, logistical inefficiency or political barriers – are now facilitated online seemingly effortlessly. Read More
May 31, 2019
The generation and use of big data – and its role in the economy and across society – is growing exponentially. Many are already declaring it the most important resource of the 21st century. Read More
May 28, 2019
What is the future of competition in the new digital economy and how well-prepared for this future are Canada and its governments? Mowat’s latest report cuts through superficial narratives that currently surround these questions to take a more in-depth look at the policy reality. Read More
May 22, 2019
Join us on May 22 to celebrate the contributions of the Mowat Centre and its staff to public policy in Ontario. Read More
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
May 1, 2019
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. Read More
April 30, 2019
What does the advent of distributed energy resources (DERs) mean for electricity systems in Ontario and beyond? Our latest report offers a comprehensive analysis of the opportunities and challenges presented by DERs, and analyzes what utilities and regulators should do in response. Read More
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