Have women benefited from structural transformation in the Asia Pacific region?
Women's labour force participation rates in the region have declined In the last 20 years, women's participation rates in Asia and the...
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Better labour market information is needed to support a low carbon transformation
Canada is preparing for a shift to clean power generation Canada is preparing for significant capital investments in its electricity...
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Technology is no panacea to career development
Technology is undoubtedly here to stay Advancements in technology and online tools are transforming how many social services are...
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Work skills must be central to Canadian immigration efforts
A skills-based approach to immigration and improving newcomer settlement will narrow the gap between workforce demands and labour supply....
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Higher interest rates will cause a recession – how do we pick up the pieces?
While many have challenged the pace of the Bank of Canada’s interest-rate hikes, their likelihood of success and the extent to which...
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A recession is a terrible thing to waste
Two years ago, during a pandemic-induced recession, the unemployment rate was in double-digits and nearly three million workers lost...
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A 10 Point Action Plan for Canada’s Labour Market
In my various discussions over the past few weeks at Parliamentary Committees, with CEOs, policymakers, labour representatives and...
May 1, 20222 min read
How does Canada’s job market compare to the US?
What started out as an exploration of comparing recent job market numbers, turned out to be a question on the adequacy of the country's...
Apr 30, 20222 min read
Quantifying the importance of immigration to the job market
When I worked at OECD and ESDC on population ageing, we looked at a number of different scenarios on how to grow a country's labour...
Mar 30, 20222 min read
What is behind the comparably low employment rate among immigrant women?
Another often-cited approach to addressing labour and skill shortages is to improve the labour market integration of immigrants. When...
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How to add 1 million workers to a job market characterized by shortages
As we grapple with labour and skill shortages in the near term along with slowing labour force growth over the longer term, part of any...
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