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
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 18, 2019
Canada’s municipalities are at the forefront of delivering a growing array of vital services to citizens, ranging from affordable housing, transit and child care to managing more than a trillion dollars of infrastructure. Read More
April 2, 2019
While ongoing economic and employment trends are constraining government revenues globally, municipalities in Canada face additional challenges due to their unique governance and fiscal context. 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 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
July 30, 2018
What effects might artificial intelligence, the sharing economy, and other disruptive technologies have on government revenues? A new Mowat Centre report examines how taxation systems based on residency are ill-suited for a digital, global economy. Read More
April 27, 2018
Armine Yalnizyan explains what people are talking about, and why it’s such a game-changer in how the economy works. Read More
April 25, 2018
Sunil Johal on pushing for an ‘inclusive growth’ agenda. Read More
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