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December 7, 2022

IRPP calls for compromise in meeting financing challenges of Canada’s Employment Insurance program

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Canada’s diverse policy community comes together for IRPP gala

Canada’s diverse policy community comes together for IRPP gala

November 16, 2022

Douglas Sanderson (Amo Binashii) to deliver keynote address at anniversary event; Pamela Palmater, Brittany McDonald to receive awards OTTAWA – Some of Canada’s most influential public policy thinkers and decision-makers will converge on the nation’s capital on November 23...

Why federalism matters

Why federalism matters

November 14, 2022

Tensions within a federation are a frequent, normal occurrence. In Canada, one only has to think about recurrent debates over health care funding to equalization payments. But recently, Canadian federalism has been experiencing more tension than usual. Alberta’s new...

New IRPP research offers advice for rolling out $10/day child care across Canada

New IRPP research offers advice for rolling out $10/day child care across Canada

October 19, 2022

Montreal – Child care costs across Canada are set to hit $10 a day by 2026, thanks to the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care agreements signed between the federal, provincial and territorial governments. As  governments plan their implementation...

Lessons for Adult Education in Canada from the Past and New Zealand

Lessons for Adult Education in Canada from the Past and New Zealand

Jude Walker | October 14, 2022

Adult education provides skills development opportunities to help Canadians find better jobs and improve well-being. Yet it remains a “poor cousin” of compulsory and higher education, disconnected from social policy and the education system at large, with its learners...

Time to bring adult education out of the corner to better support the learning of all Canadians

Time to bring adult education out of the corner to better support the learning of all Canadians

Jude Walker | September 8, 2022

Canada can learn both from its past experience and from New Zealand to create a better future for us all Now that the summer is wrapping up, many Canadian adults are in “back-to-school” mode regarding their children. But what...

New IRPP research recommends five ways to boost adult education in Canada

New IRPP research recommends five ways to boost adult education in Canada

September 8, 2022

Montreal — Widespread labour shortages, the transition to a net-zero emission economy and increasing use of new technologies require Canada’s workers to reskill or upskill to find new jobs or keep the ones they have. Adult education offers life-changing...

The puzzling persistence of racial inequality in Canada

The puzzling persistence of racial inequality in Canada

August 10, 2022

In June 2022, we organized a special lecture at the McCord Museum in Montreal. This is a recording of the lecture Queen’s University Professor Emeritus Keith Banting and McGill University Professor Debra Thompson delivered. They explore why Canada’s robust...

Stronger measures from the feds are needed to save the place of French in Canada

Stronger measures from the feds are needed to save the place of French in Canada

June 15, 2022

New IRPP research recommends bold changes to Bill C-13 Montreal — Almost 20 years after it was last updated, the Official Languages Act is set to be modernized by the federal government. The government’s stated objective with this updated...

Elections held across Canada during the pandemic hold key lessons for Ontario

Elections held across Canada during the pandemic hold key lessons for Ontario

May 17, 2022

In the report, published by the IRPP’s Centre of Excellence on the Canadian Federation, Allison Harell and Laura Stephenson analyze what worked and what didn’t in provincial and federal elections held over the past two years and assess the...

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