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No rising trend in permanent layoffs in Canada over past four decades, study shows

June 23, 2020

A new study from the IRPP on long-term trends in permanent layoffs from 1978 to 2016 reveals that the Canadian labour market has been remarkably resilient.

Implementation of UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Could Strengthen Reconciliation

June 16, 2020

Policy-makers and officials in Canada have an important international instrument to aid them in the pursuit of Indigenous reconciliation: the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, says a new study from the IRPP.

Message from the IRPP president

March 20, 2020

Dear friend, Like you, we at the IRPP are adapting to the new realities of the COVID-19 outbreak. Our first priority is the safety and good health of our staff, collaborators and audience. Our staff are working remotely, and...

Canada’s Outdated Fiscal Stabilization Program Needs Fundamental Reform

February 20, 2020

To provide provinces adequate protection against short-term economic shocks, changes need to be made to the fiscal stabilization program, says a new study.

Canadians views of the Trudeau government’s performance continue to trend negatively

February 5, 2020

A new Mood of Canada survey suggests that Canadians continue to be more critical of theTrudeau government’s performance since 2015.

Canadian and Quebec MAiD laws should allow equitable access for some persons living with mental disorders

January 30, 2020

Persons with mental disorders as their sole underlying medical condition could have access to MAiD, says a new report from the IRPP.

Fiscal stabilization, not equalization, must help provinces weather economic downturns

January 28, 2020

The fiscal stabilization program must be reformed so it can better fulfil its mandate of providing protection to provinces says a new study from the IRPP.

Canada’s labour market sector: Intergovernmental cooperation in practice

December 17, 2019

A new study takes stock of major developments in Canada's labour market sector since 2015 and reviews the current state of intergovernmental relations.

Ottawa must strengthen its case on carbon pricing law for the Supreme Court

November 28, 2019

A new study from the IRPP analyzes the constitutional challenges to the federal government’s carbon pricing law to be heard by the Supreme Court of Canada.

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