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October 18, 2021

Overhauling Canada’s sickness and caregiving leave regime

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Accenture and Policy Options launch new journalism fellowship on the future of the public service

Accenture and Policy Options launch new journalism fellowship on the future of the public service

October 18, 2021

The Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP) is pleased to announce the launch of the Accenture Editorial Fellowship on the Future of the Public Service. The fellow, acclaimed journalist Kathryn May, will write for the IRPP’s award-winning digital...

Do Canadians love or hate equalization? It depends on how they feel about Canada — and Quebec.

Do Canadians love or hate equalization? It depends on how they feel about Canada — and Quebec.

October 13, 2021

New research from the IRPP shows that whether people support equalization depends largely on their attachment to their province and country — and on how they perceive Quebec.

It’s time to permanently overhaul Canada’s short-term sickness- and caregiving-leave regimes

It’s time to permanently overhaul Canada’s short-term sickness- and caregiving-leave regimes

October 7, 2021

A new study by the IRPP calls for permanent reforms to provide access to short-term paid and protected sickness and caregiving leaves to all working Canadians.

We’re hiring!

We’re hiring!

September 29, 2021

The Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP) is seeking a research associate for its Centre of Excellence on the Canadian Federation. The Centre is a permanent research body within the IRPP. Its mission is to build a deeper...

Les Perreaux Takes the Helm at <i>Policy Options</i>

Les Perreaux Takes the Helm at Policy Options

August 17, 2021

Montreal – Award-winning journalist Les Perreaux is the new Editor-in-Chief of Policy Options, the influential digital magazine of the Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP). Les Perreaux joins the IRPP after more than 25 years covering national affairs...

National survey shows increased support among non-Indigenous Canadians for Indigenous rights and reconciliation

National survey shows increased support among non-Indigenous Canadians for Indigenous rights and reconciliation

June 22, 2021

A new study shows non-Indigenous Canadians have recently become more supportive of Indigenous rights and more concerned at the slow pace of progress being made toward reconciliation.

Relax EI work-on-claim rulesto help laid-off Canadians transition to permanent employment, says IRPP study

Relax EI work-on-claim rulesto help laid-off Canadians transition to permanent employment, says IRPP study

June 16, 2021

To help unemployed Canadians get back to full-time work, the federal government needs to make Employment Insurance work provisions more generous, say the authors of a new study from the Institute for Research on Public Policy.

Institute for Research on Public Policy names Jennifer Ditchburn President & CEO

Institute for Research on Public Policy names Jennifer Ditchburn President & CEO

May 21, 2021

The Board of Directors of the Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP) today announced the appointment of Jennifer Ditchburn as President & CEO.

Publicly funded skills training works when aligned with employers’ needs, new IRPP study shows

Publicly funded skills training works when aligned with employers’ needs, new IRPP study shows

May 18, 2021

In the study, Karen Myers, Simon Harding and Kelly Pasolli (Blueprint) show that publicly funded skills training can be effective, despite common perceptions to the contrary, as long as it’s aligned with employers’ needs.

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