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A Quebec innovation in skills training offers important lessons for the rest of Canada

April 21, 2022

An innovative Quebec-based approach to engaging employers in skills development could offer valuable lessons for the rest of Canada.

IRPP celebrates: 50 years of trusted research into Canada’s toughest challenges

April 6, 2022

Montreal — One of Canada’s oldest, most trusted think tanks is celebrating its 50th anniversary. The Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP) is part of a small – but mighty – community of independent institutions supporting evidence-based policy-making...

MEDIA ADVISORY: IRPP experts available to comment on federal budget

April 6, 2022

Montreal — Experts from the Institute for Research on Public Policy are available to provide commentary on the upcoming 2022 federal budget, on areas such as fiscal policy, Canada’s social safety net, and federal-provincial relations. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland...

Rachel Samson appointed Vice-President, Research, at the IRPP

March 11, 2022

Montreal – Research executive and economist Rachel Samson is the new Vice-President, Research, at the IRPP. Rachel comes to the IRPP with 23 years of experience providing evidence-based policy advice to key Canadian organizations and decision-makers. From 2019 to...

To find the right jobs, Canada’s workers need personalized career guidance tools

February 24, 2022

IRPP study proposes new algorithms to identify the best employment and training options.

No more half measures: A blueprint to fundamentally reorganize long-term care in Quebec

December 8, 2021

New IRPP research calls for the creation of a Qualité Québec agency to bring lasting improvements to seniors’ care, including in CHSLDs

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.

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

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.

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