Canada should adopt a dual-track child care system, with subsidized spaces for families in need, and an income-tested tax credit for those using alternate care.
To: Immigration and healthcare watchers From: Tingting Zhang Date: August 10, 2026 Re: Faster Processing, Not Co-payments, Needed to Put a Lid on Refugee Healthcare Costs The public cost of providing health coverage for asylum seekers and refugees has more than quadrupled over the past five years. The Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) will spend […]
From: Marc Desormeaux To: Hon. Lena Metlege Diab, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Date: July 15, 2026 Re: The Clear First Principle for Canada’s Economic Immigration Policy Canada’s latest demographic data confirms that recent immigration policy changes are having an effect. As temporary resident numbers and admission targets have declined, so has population growth, […]
To: GDP watchers From: Don Drummond and Nicholas Dahir Date: June 9, 2026 Re: The Canadian Economy Was Struggling Long Before GDP Growth Turned Negative Canada has entered what some are calling a “technical recession.” Real GDP declined in the fourth quarter of 2025 and again in the first quarter of 2026, meeting what is often, but incorrectly, considered to define a recession as two consecutive quarters of negative growth. […]
by Parisa Mahboubi and Tingting Zhang In 2025, Canada’s labour market cooled as employment growth slowed, unemployment rose, and job vacancies declined from the unusually tight conditions seen after the pandemic. Trade tensions with the United States, slower immigration-driven labour force growth, and technological change contributed to increasingly uneven labour market outcomes across regions, sectors, […]
May 28, 2026 – Trade uncertainty, weak productivity growth and technological change, along with demographic shifts, are reshaping Canada’s labour market, increasing risks for trade-exposed jobs and our future economic growth, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “2025 Labour Market Review: Trade Uncertainty, Structural Pressures, and Policy Priorities for Canada,” […]
28 mai 2026 – L’incertitude commerciale, la faible croissance de la productivité et les changements technologiques, combinés aux transformations démographiques, redéfinissent le marché du travail canadien, accentuant les risques pour les emplois exposés aux échanges commerciaux et pour la croissance économique future du pays, selon un nouveau rapport de l’C.D. Howe Institute. Dans « 2025 […]
Youth unemployment in Canada is soaring, entry-level jobs demand years of experience, and many Gen Z graduates are wondering if AI will replace the careers they studied for. In this episode, economist and Wilfred Laurier professor Tammy Schirle breaks down what’s really happening in the job market — and why young Canadians are struggling more […]
Youth unemployment in Canada is soaring, entry-level jobs demand years of experience, and many Gen Z graduates are wondering if AI will replace the careers they studied for. In this episode, economist and Wilfred Laurier professor Tammy Schirle breaks down what’s really happening in the job market — and why young Canadians are struggling more […]
May 6, 2026 – As Canada’s economic data begin to reflect slower population growth, it may appear weaker than in the past, even when the economy is operating close to capacity. With immigration targets now reduced, slower employment and GDP growth will increasingly reflect demographic constraints rather than economic underperformance, according to a new report […]
6 mai 2026 – À mesure que les données économiques du Canada commencent à refléter un ralentissement de la croissance démographique, elles peuvent paraître plus faibles qu’auparavant, même lorsque l’économie fonctionne près de sa capacité. Avec la réduction des cibles d’immigration, le ralentissement de l’emploi et de la croissance du PIB reflétera de plus en […]
by Don Drummond and Parisa Mahboubi Canada’s reduced immigration targets mark a structural shift in labour force growth that will make economic data look weaker than in the past, even when the economy is operating close to capacity. The risk is not poor performance, but misinterpretation. Under a baseline scenario, employment is projected to decline […]
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Canada should adopt a dual-track child care system, with subsidized spaces for families in need, and an income-tested tax credit for those using alternate care. 
To: Immigration and healthcare watchers From: Tingting Zhang Date: August 10, 2026 Re: Faster Processing, Not Co-payments, Needed to Put a Lid on Refugee Healthcare Costs The public cost of providing health coverage for asylum seekers and refugees has more than quadrupled over the past five years. The Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) will spend […] 
From: Marc Desormeaux To: Hon. Lena Metlege Diab, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Date: July 15, 2026 Re: The Clear First Principle for Canada’s Economic Immigration Policy Canada’s latest demographic data confirms that recent immigration policy changes are having an effect. As temporary resident numbers and admission targets have declined, so has population growth, […] 
To: GDP watchers From: Don Drummond and Nicholas Dahir Date: June 9, 2026 Re: The Canadian Economy Was Struggling Long Before GDP Growth Turned Negative Canada has entered what some are calling a “technical recession.” Real GDP declined in the fourth quarter of 2025 and again in the first quarter of 2026, meeting what is often, but incorrectly, considered to define a recession as two consecutive quarters of negative growth. […] 
by Parisa Mahboubi and Tingting Zhang In 2025, Canada’s labour market cooled as employment growth slowed, unemployment rose, and job vacancies declined from the unusually tight conditions seen after the pandemic. Trade tensions with the United States, slower immigration-driven labour force growth, and technological change contributed to increasingly uneven labour market outcomes across regions, sectors, […] 
Youth unemployment in Canada is soaring, entry-level jobs demand years of experience, and many Gen Z graduates are wondering if AI will replace the careers they studied for. In this episode, economist and Wilfred Laurier professor Tammy Schirle breaks down what’s really happening in the job market — and why young Canadians are struggling more […] 
by Don Drummond and Parisa Mahboubi Canada’s reduced immigration targets mark a structural shift in labour force growth that will make economic data look weaker than in the past, even when the economy is operating close to capacity. The risk is not poor performance, but misinterpretation. Under a baseline scenario, employment is projected to decline […]