The C.D. Howe Institute’s National Council brings together a distinguished group of Canadian business leaders, academics, former public officials, and other experts to provide strategic perspectives relevant to the Institute’s overall research program. David Dodge, Senior Advisor, Bennett Jones LLP and former Governor of the Bank of Canada, chairs the Council. Its members provide their insights about emerging national, sectoral and regional policy challenges to support the quality and relevance of the Institute’s research and related activities.

Chair

David Dodge

Former Governor, Bank of Canada; Senior Advisor, Bennett Jones LLP

Members

Susan Wolburgh Jenah

Susan Wolburgh Jenah

Former President & CEO, Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada

Neil Yeates

Former Deputy Minister, Citizenship and Immigration Canada

Content

Graphic Intelligence

The 1 Million Difference

Research

Canada’s Missing Workers: Temporary Residents Working in Canada

Intelligence Memos

Mahboubi, Zhang - Our Underemployed Economic Immigrants: How to Stop Wasting Talent

Op-Ed

Canada’s underemployed economic immigrants: How to stop wasting talent - Globe and Mail

Intelligence Memos

Zhang, Mahboubi - Improving Canada’s Immigration Consulting Industry

Intelligence Memos

Lotin, Mahboubi - Immigration Surges Past One Million — Canada Needs a Real Count and Real Plans

Intelligence Memos

Mahboubi, Skuterud – The Unintended Consequences of Category-Based Immigrant Selection

Intelligence Memos

Zhang, Mahboubi – The Recent Immigration Policy Change, How Should We Navigate It?

Intelligence Memos

Tingting Zhang – How to Keep Canada's International Student Engine Humming

Op-Ed

La réconciliation passe surtout par l'économie – La Presse Op-Ed

Intelligence Memos

Parisa Mahboubi – Canadian Youth Faced a Double Hit from Pandemic

Intelligence Memos

Tobin, Mahboubi – No Time Like the Present to Fix Our Skills Training

Research Papers

Assessing Active Labour-Market Programs: How Effective is Ontario Works?

Assessing Active Labour-Market Programs: How Effective is Ontario Works?

A Roadmap to Municipal Reform: Improving Life in Canadian Cities

A Roadmap to Municipal Reform: Improving Life in Canadian Cities

Piling On – How Provincial Taxation of Insurance Premiums Costs Consumers

Piling On – How Provincial Taxation of Insurance Premiums Costs Consumers

The March into Trade Wars: US Policy Aims and the Implications for Reconciliation

The March into Trade Wars: US Policy Aims and the Implications for Reconciliation