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Jun 25, 2019

The State of STEM: Educating Canadians for the Next 50 Years

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

Mar 27, 2019

Sunil Johal discusses skills training on The Agenda with Steve Paikin

March 27, 2019

Mowat Policy Director Sunil Johal joins The Agenda panel examining skills training policy and the initiatives outlined in the 2019 federal budget. Read More

Mar 19, 2019

Combining School & Work

March 19, 2019

An update on postsecondary student employment in Canada

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

Feb 13, 2019

Untapped Pool or Leaky Pipeline?

February 13, 2019

Female Involvement in the ICT Sector

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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Oct 31, 2018

Andrew Parkin on Employment and Income in Ontario

October 31, 2018

Andrew Parkin is on the Agenda to break down what the data tell us about employment and income in Ontario. Read More

Jun 04, 2018

Canada now has better data on skills and labour market outcomes than ever. Why is it so hard to use it?

June 4, 2018

It’s a familiar feeling. You need something. You invest resources – time and effort – to get it. You finally see it in front of you. You reach for it. And… you realize there’s still a barrier preventing you from grabbing and using it. Read More

Jun 22, 2017

Video: Bold Ideas – Making post-secondary education available at no cost to all Canadians

June 22, 2017

In the latest release in Mowat’s Bold Ideas series, Buzzfeed’s Elamin Abdelmahmoud proposes making post-secondary education available to all Canadians – at zero cost. Read More