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 how best to implement universal pharmacare in Canada. In National Pharmacare: Laying the Groundwork, co-authors Michael […]

Despite numerous reports in Quebec over the past 20 years calling for major reforms to long-term care, the government has yet to take serious action. Will public outrage at the systemic failures exposed by the pandemic be a catalyst for meaningful change? What should be the top policy priorities to kick-start fundamental reform and show […]

Despite numerous government-commissioned reports over the past 20 years calling for major reforms to Canada’s long-term care, governments have yet to take serious action. Will public outrage at the systemic failures exposed by the pandemic be a catalyst for meaningful change? In order to set out an ambitious and realistic action plan for fundamental reform, […]

On the podcast, Tony Bonen and Matthias Oschinski argue Canada needs a system linking training opportunities to skills and jobs.

For investments in skills development to pay off, we need an information system that links training opportunities to skills and jobs.

Canada must develop trade policies that ensure that more Canadians share in the benefits of globalization and technological progress, says Redesigning Canadian Trade Policies for New Global Realities.

The papers in this series were written by participants in a project With the support of the PanAmerican Partnership for Business Education, an alliance of four North American business schools. In cooperation with HEC-Montreal and the IRPP, the Partnership hosted a Study Group on “Mapping the New North American Reality” in November 2003. To gain […]

To provide affordable housing to those who need it most, the federal government should aim to build one million rent-geared-to-income community homes by 2030 and reboot the not-for-profit and co-operative housing sector. To align with climate-change goals and provide lasting affordability, these homes should be built near public transit and meet net-zero and climate–resilient codes […]

Zakaria Nadir joined the IRPP in 2023 as a research associate. As part of the Institute’s Building New Foundations for Economic Growth research project, Zakaria helped organize a workshop on industrial policy, contributing to insights and background reports. He has also contributed to economic analyses that explore the role of industrial policy in fostering sustained […]

Montreal – While Canada has long had a stellar reputation internationally for protecting human rights, our domestic track record is more dismal than that reputation would suggest. Time and again, decision-makers have failed to implement United Nations human rights treaties and recommendations at home on issues including the rights of Indigenous Peoples, racism, gender equality, […]