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New IRPP research shows emissions pricing has little effect on affordability

December 12, 2024

Montreal – Emissions pricing policies such as the federal fuel charge and the B.C. carbon tax have had a minimal impact on inflation, contributing less than 0.5 per cent to increases in consumer prices since 2019, according to a...

IRPP research offers cost-effective path to accelerate renewable energy in developing nations

November 12, 2024

Study advocates results-based climate finance model ahead of COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan Montreal — As the climate talks at COP29 kick off this week in Baku, Azerbaijan, a new paper from the Institute for Research on Public Policy proposes...

Co-ordination between governments needed to solve Canada’s housing crisis

October 29, 2024

Montreal – Canada is in the midst of a severe housing crisis. The federal government has unveiled two major housing initiatives in recent years, but neither has adequately targeted the “deeply affordable housing” needed to address homelessness and reduce...

Industrial Policy: A Path to Economic Transformation for Canada?

October 8, 2024

Montreal — In the face of major challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and geopolitical tensions, policymakers around the world have taken a renewed interest in industrial policy to address pressing challenges that aren’t being solved by markets...

Canada’s adult education programs need more support to help bridge the digital divide

September 11, 2024

Montreal – As our daily lives move increasingly online, Canada’s digital divide becomes ever more obvious. But that divide is about more than just internet access: it relates to the benefits that users get from online services, resources and...

The Future of Community Housing

June 26, 2024

How could or should Canada’s community housing sector look differently in the future? What are some good examples of innovative housing projects and practices from across the country – and around the world? What lessons can we learn? These...

New IRPP paper sets out recommendations for improving internet access in underserved communities

June 20, 2024

Montreal – In Canada, having reliable access to the internet is a fundamental part of everyday life — but not for everyone. While the federal government’s goal to provide high-speed internet access to 100 per cent of the country by...

New IRPP fellow will investigate racial disparity in child protective services in Canada

June 13, 2024

Anika Ganness to hold IRPP Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Support of Indigenous, Black and Other Racialized Scholars

Resilience and Challenges of the Community Housing Sector

June 12, 2024

In this episode of Demystifying Community Housing, we hear from Alex Hemingway, Christina Maes Nino and Steve Pomeroy, on the various challenges facing the community housing sector and how to bolster its resilience. This episode is part of the Demystifying...

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