Search Results for: Future of Work
Solving for shortages in New Brunswick: Employer Experiences and the Labour Market Across Atlantic Provinces
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Employers across Atlantic Canada are facing skills shortages and are turning to newcomers to fill job vacancies. Yet retention in the region remains a problem, and many immigrants who relocate elsewhere in Canada report employment as a leading cause for their decision to move away. A consultation with local business leaders, business council representatives, educators and immigrant workers provided insights into challenges and policy opportunities.
Date: Tuesday November 24, 2020
Remote Work – The Good, The Bad and The Unjust
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According to Statistics Canada, nearly 5 million workers shifted to remote work by the end of March 2020. In her first blog post for the Skills for the Post-Pandemic World project, Anjum Sultana discusses what the 'new normal' looks like for her and many workers like her all across the country, and explores the challenges that organizations, individuals, and policy-makers face with the work-from-home transition.
Date: Thursday June 25, 2020
Immigration in the Era of Remote Work: Challenges and Opportunities for Canada
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This paper examines the intersection of these two subjects: remote work and immigration. Our recommendations will help attract immigrants to take part in a new Canadian economy that features remote work.
Date: Thursday March 10, 2022
Nature-based Solutions: Some of the Answers to Climate Change Come Naturally
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There is a broadly based consensus in Canada that includes governments, Indigenous peoples, environmental groups, industry and other stakeholders that nature-based solutions will play a crucial role as Canada works to meet its climate change objectives. The Energy Future Forum (EFF) believes the agreement presents a rare and unique opportunity – one that Canada must seize as part of its climate change suite of policies.
Date: Wednesday November 11, 2020
Skills Gaps, Underemployment, and Equity of Labour-Market Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities in Canada
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While people with disabilities can achieve socially integrated, financially independent lives through secure, well-paid employment, they are often trapped in low-skill jobs at high risk of automation. Emile Tompa, Daniel Samosh and Normand Boucher underscore the importance of training opportunities that are well aligned with the skills likely to be in high demand in future.
Date: Tuesday January 28, 2020
Project of the Century
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Electricity demand is forecast to double by 2050. To meet it, supply will have to grow an astounding two to three times today’s volume. Here’s a roadmap for how to meet this urgent nation-building goal.
Date: Wednesday July 19, 2023
Report Preview: Do Canadians’ fears about automation push them to populism?
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In an upcoming report for PPF’s Brave New Work project, Peter Loewen and Benjamin Allen Stevens find a correlation between Canadians’ fear of job losses from automation and populist and nativist views—but also that they favour traditional government policy approaches to job disruption, such as retraining, more than radical measures such as reducing immigration.
Date: Tuesday June 25, 2019
“It’s possible to make every job a good job, we just decide not to”: Lessons from the film industry for the gig economy
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Millions of modest-income earners in Canada are precariously employed. The pandemic has created more unstable economic conditions than ever before--we need a plan for the future of precarious work. Read this case study by Catherine Lathem on navigating precarity in non-standard work – all for PPF's Brave New Work project on the future of work.
Date: Thursday June 10, 2021
Building a Dynamic Future: The Next Generation of Public Service Talent
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...Nova Scotia, the provincial government employee network GoverNext, the federal government’s Future Leaders Network of Nova Scotia and the regional chapter of the Institute of Public Administration of Canada recently...
Date: Wednesday June 7, 2017
Rebuilding Canada Demands Confronting Uncertainty
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Our institutions must build uncertainty into policy-making and program design. This “uncertainty screen” will help ensure a vision of the future that reflects today’s uniquely complex environment.
Date: Friday October 30, 2020
More than Just a Rebuild: Creating a better future for Canada
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The country has been held back by lagging productivity and competitiveness, leading to a stagnant growth rate incapable of lifting Canadians’ standards of living. As we rebuild, simply going back to ‘normal’ is not an option.
Date: Thursday July 30, 2020
An Investment that Works for Child Care
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In June 2022, Public Policy Forum outlined how to strengthen the workforce in the early learning and childcare sector through better recruitment, retention and recognition. This week, federal and provincial ministers responsible for early childhood learning answered that call.
Date: Wednesday September 14, 2022
“I will have to work until the day I die”: Could portable benefits bring financial hope to essential workers caught in the messy middle of Canada’s economy?
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Gig-work continues to grow in preference among workers for its flexibility, but increasing frustration surrounding the lack of benefits is proving to be an important challenge that needs to be tackled. Could portable benefits be the solution the gig-work economy needs? Read this case study by Catherine Lathem on navigating precarity in non-standard work – all for PPF's Brave New Work project on the future of work.
Date: Thursday June 10, 2021
Understanding the Nature and Experience of Gig Work in Canada
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Gig work & gig workers are on the rise, fuelled by technology that makes this form of work more easily accessible. What does this mean for Canada’s labour market and how should we respond? Understanding how workers enter, navigate and experience the gig economy is a critical component to better understanding what policies are required to best protect and support them. This report explores what we know, and what we need to know, about the nature of Canada’s gig economy and the experiences of its workers.
Date: Tuesday June 30, 2020
Technology-Enabled Innovations in the Skills and Employment Ecosystem
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This paper outlines places where technology can or is providing innovative approaches to skills training. This includes the assessment of skills, development of skills, and the alignment of supply and demand — including advancing bias-free recruitment. With real-world examples from around the world, it also reviews how technology can improve access, diversity and workplace inclusivity amongst equity-seeking groups.
Date: Tuesday November 3, 2020