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22% GOVERNMENT/GOVERNANCE · 16% ECONOMIC POLICY/TRADE · 15% EMPLOYMENT/WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT · 15% SOCIAL POLICY/AFFORDABILITY · 10% COMMUNITY/REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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Employment & Workforce DevelopmentResearch & Knowledge ProductionClimate & Environment Policy

People and places should be at the centre of the Sustainable Jobs Action Plan

with Community Transformations Project Team — 2025-11-17

Commentary proposing a five-pillar framework for the Sustainable Jobs Action Plan: community-led economic development, proactive skills training, community support systems during disruptions, place-based industrial policy, and data infrastructure. Identifies 68 susceptible communities.

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Research & Knowledge ProductionEconomic Policy & Trade

State of Canada's Cities Summit: Regional Impacts of U.S. Tariffs on Canadian Communities

2025-11-03

Panel discussion on community-level vulnerability to U.S. tariff threats, presenting analysis of which Canadian regions face greatest workforce exposure to trade disruptions.

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Research & Knowledge ProductionInfrastructure & TransportationEconomic Policy & Trade

Canada's Productivity Initiative: Skills, Education and Productivity: Montreal Session

2025-10-27

Moderated panel discussion on skills development, education systems, and productivity challenges in Canada, convening experts to explore connections between workforce training and economic performance.

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Employment & Workforce DevelopmentEconomic Policy & TradeSocial Policy & Affordability

Canada's EI Is Once Again Failing Its Stress Test

2025-10-10

Commentary examining EI coverage during economic downturn, finding only 37% of unemployed workers receiving benefits as of July 2025. Analyzes adequacy of temporary government measures.

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Climate & Environment PolicyCommunity & Regional DevelopmentGovernment & Governance

Why Canada’s nation-building moment demands a skills revolution

with Abigail Jackson, Rachel Samson — 2025-07-16

Op-ed advocating for strategic workforce development to support major nation-building projects.

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Social Policy & AffordabilityCommunity & Regional DevelopmentEconomic Policy & Trade

Resilient Workers, Resilient Communities: The Need for Place-Based Skills Development

with Abigail Jackson, Rachel Samson — 2025-07-16

Policy brief examining skills and training needs in communities facing disruption from net-zero and trade impacts. Recommends flexible place-based skills programming, expanded Community Futures Organization roles, and proactive employer-learning institution partnerships.

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Technology & AIEmployment & Workforce DevelopmentEconomic Policy & Trade

Harnessing Generative AI: Navigating the Transformative Impact on Canada’s Labour Market

with Matthias Oschinski, Ruhani Walia — 2025-05

Analysis of automation risk across OASIS occupation profiles using LLM-based evaluation.

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Economic Policy & TradeEmployment & Workforce DevelopmentGovernment & Governance

It’s time to put Canada’s employment insurance program on solid footing

with Rosanna Tamburri — 2025-03-21

Op-ed arguing for meaningful EI reform in light of economic shocks and the gaps in the current system.

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Community & Regional DevelopmentEconomic Policy & TradeResearch & Knowledge Production

Measuring community workforce exposure to U.S. exports

2025-03-13

Analysis accompanying interactive dashboards identifying communities with high workforce exposure to U.S. exports.

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Employment & Workforce DevelopmentEconomic Policy & TradeGovernment & Governance

More eggs, more baskets: Reducing Canada’s vulnerability to U.S. tariffs should start in the communities most affected

with Rachel Samson — 2025-02-27

Analysis of community susceptibility to U.S. tariffs and diversification strategies.

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Community & Regional DevelopmentSocial Policy & AffordabilityEconomic Policy & Trade

Empowering Community-Led Transformation Strategies. Government-Backed Community Development Plans Are Most Likely to Succeed.

with Rachel Samson, Abigail Jackson — 2025-01-14

Policy brief recommending government-backed community development plans to support communities susceptible to workforce disruption.

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Climate & Environment PolicyCommunity & Regional DevelopmentGovernment & Governance

The Community Transformations Project: A methodology for measuring community susceptibility

with Rachel Samson, Abigail Jackson — 2025-01

Methodology for identifying regions disproportionately susceptible to workforce disruption from global and domestic decarbonization efforts.

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Community & Regional DevelopmentGovernment & GovernanceEconomic Policy & Trade

Canada's Resilience is Community Resilience

with Rachel Samson, Tamara Krawchenko, Gordon More, Troy Dungate — 2025-01-01

Panel discussion on community resilience in the face of energy transition, tariffs, and AI.

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Climate & Environment PolicyGovernment & GovernanceEconomic Policy & Trade

Should Governments Steer Private Investment Decisions? Framing Canada's Industrial Policy Choices

with IRPP Steering Group — 2024-10-08

Report exploring rationales and tools for industrial policy in Canada, identifying key challenges like productivity and net-zero transition.

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Research & Knowledge ProductionCommunity & Regional DevelopmentGovernment & Governance

Navigating Workforce Disruption in Canadian Communities

2024-01-01

Webinar exploring the Community Transformations Project, presenting key findings on workforce susceptibility to economic disruption.

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Social Policy & AffordabilityEmployment & Workforce DevelopmentGovernment & Governance

Rethinking Urban Mobility

with AAC — 2024-01

Recommendations to reform EV incentives (iZEV) and provide operating funding for public transit.

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Social Policy & AffordabilityGovernment & GovernanceInfrastructure & Transportation

Rural Recognition: Affordable and Safe Transportation Options

with AAC — 2024-01

Addressing transport poverty in rural Canada through inter-city bus routes and on-demand transit.

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Employment & Workforce DevelopmentSocial Policy & AffordabilityGovernment & Governance

Groceries and Essentials Benefit

with AAC — 2023-12

Proposal to restructure the GST/HST credit into a monthly benefit for immediate low-income relief.

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Social Policy & AffordabilityClimate & Environment PolicyGovernment & Governance

Retrofit Reset: Prioritize Low-Income Households

with AAC — 2023-11

Policy brief recommending a free, turnkey retrofit program for low-income households to address energy poverty.

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Social Policy & AffordabilityGovernment & GovernanceInfrastructure & Transportation

Affordable Housing Reboot: Bring Back Federal Leadership

with AAC — 2023-11

Calls for federal government to build one million rent-geared-to-income homes by 2030 through property acquisition near transit and enhanced financing for not-for-profit housing sector.

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Social Policy & AffordabilityEmployment & Workforce DevelopmentGovernment & Governance

Financing Employment Insurance Reform

with IRPP Working Group — 2023-01

Technical report on the financial implications of EI reform proposals

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Employment & Workforce DevelopmentGovernment & Governance

Building a Package of Compromise Solutions for EI Reform

with Rachel Samson — 2022-12-07

Proposed a set of compromise solutions for EI reform to improve coverage and generosity.

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Employment & Workforce DevelopmentGovernment & GovernanceSocial Policy & Affordability

How to Modernize Employment Insurance: Toward a Simpler, More Generous and Responsive Program

with IRPP Working Group — 2022-06

Report outlining issues in the EI system, informed by an expert workshop, financial modeling and stakeholder consultations