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For investments in skills development to pay off, we need an information system that links training opportunities to skills and jobs

January 6, 2021

In a new paper published by the IRPP, Tony Bonen and Matthias Oschinski show that we are in dire need of a comprehensive information system that clearly links the skills acquired through training and education programs to those sought...

Peter Dobell, 1927 – 2020

January 4, 2021

Our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Peter Dobell, who passed away on December 18, 2020. Peter was a founding member of the IRPP and served as secretary and director for well over three decades. Throughout his...

A holiday message from the IRPP’s President

December 18, 2020

As 2020 took more twists and turns than could normally be expected in a calendar year, all of us here at the IRPP kept up, producing high quality content with clear connections to the issues that dominated the policy...

Bare-bones benefits a poverty trap for single adults on social assistance

December 2, 2020

In this study, author Nick Falvo looks at long-term trends in social assistance caseloads and the adequacy of welfare incomes across provinces.

COVID-19 and Canadian federalism

November 25, 2020

COVID-19 has tested Canada’s intergovernmental system. With the stakes as high as they are, it’s crucial that all levels of government continue to meet, communicate, and try to work together. To make that process a little easier, this week’s...

EI Reform is long overdue

November 17, 2020

A new study published by the Institute for Research on Public Policy, by David Gray and Philip Leonard, examines the temporary EI benefit extensions.

Asylum seekers at US borders need an intergovernmental policy response

November 10, 2020

A new study published by the Centre of Excellence on the Canadian Federation lays out four recommendations on how to manage the problem of asylum seekers crossing into Canada irregularly.

Are singles Canada’s forgotten poor?

Dean Herd, Yuna Kim and Christine Carrasco, With commentaries by Sherri Torjman, Alain Noël and Ron Kneebone | October 29, 2020

On the podcast, Colin Busby and Sherri Torjman discuss the barriers facing singles in deep poverty and the history of social assistance.

The success of Canada’s “superclusters” depends on how well they operate as innovation ecosystems

October 8, 2020

In a new study from the Institute for Research on Public Policy, scholars Catherine Beaudry and Laurence Solar-Pelletier conclude that the potential benefits of the superclusters are huge but the key to their success will be to ensure they...

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