fr
menu
February 26, 2025

Five years after the start of the pandemic: IRPP expert available for comment

Read

News Releases

New IRPP fellow will investigate racial disparity in child protective services in Canada

New IRPP fellow will investigate racial disparity in child protective services in Canada

June 13, 2024

Anika Ganness to hold IRPP Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Support of Indigenous, Black and Other Racialized Scholars

New IRPP fellow to focus on Métis-First Nations relations

New IRPP fellow to focus on Métis-First Nations relations

June 3, 2024

Kurtis Boyer to hold Alphonsine Lafond – Tom Molloy Memorial Fellowship on Leadership and Innovation in Indigenous Governance

Federal leadership crucial in restoring adult literacy knowledge base

Federal leadership crucial in restoring adult literacy knowledge base

May 14, 2024

Montreal – Canada’s adult education programs help people advance their literacy skills. In the past, adult education professionals and policymakers across Canada benefited from a shared body of knowledge on learners and teaching materials. Over time, declining federal support...

More generous cash-transfer benefit would improve access to essentials, says IRPP report

More generous cash-transfer benefit would improve access to essentials, says IRPP report

April 11, 2024

Montreal – The ongoing cost-of-living crisis has highlighted the deficiencies in Canada’s social safety net. Provincial social assistance programs, which are supposed to provide enough money to buy food and other essential needs, fall short while the rate of...

IRPP study shows digital technologies could transform public transportation

IRPP study shows digital technologies could transform public transportation

April 9, 2024

Montreal – Digital technologies have the potential to transform urban mobility — from reducing traffic congestion and air pollution to enhancing accessibility and affordability for underserved groups, according to a new report from the Institute for Research on Public...

Federal government should appoint expert panel to study what happened during COVID-19 pandemic, says major new report

Federal government should appoint expert panel to study what happened during COVID-19 pandemic, says major new report

March 13, 2024

OTTAWA — A major new report calls on the federal government to appoint an expert panel to lead a comprehensive pan-Canadian examination into how public institutions performed during the COVID-19 pandemic.   Resilient Institutions: Learning from Canada’s COVID-19 Pandemic, published...

In memory of Jonathan Rhys Kesselman

In memory of Jonathan Rhys Kesselman

March 12, 2024

The staff and board members of the Institute for Research on Public Policy were deeply saddened by the loss of esteemed economist, researcher and frequent IRPP contributor Jonathan Rhys Kesselman, who died in late February. Kesselman wrote numerous scholarly...

New research from the IRPP provides roadmap for achieving universal pharmacare

New research from the IRPP provides roadmap for achieving universal pharmacare

February 14, 2024

Montreal—The federal Liberal government and the NDP have set a March 1 deadline for passing legislation to implement a national pharmacare plan. A new publication from the Institute for Research on Public Policy provides decision-makers with a roadmap for...

Expert Commentary: Low-income Canadians and Greener Homes Grant

Expert Commentary: Low-income Canadians and Greener Homes Grant

February 6, 2024

Montreal— Experts from the Affordability Action Council (AAC) are available for comment following today’s announcement that the Greener Homes program is running out of budget and will be stopping grants soon, which includes a statement pointing to a future...

View More

Media Contact

Cléa Desjardins
Communications Director
514-245-2139 • cdesjardins@irpp.org

Meet Our Experts

view our experts