Turning back the clock to 1965 is the secret to automotive trade negotiations with the United States. Former Toyota executive Stephen Beatty and the C.D. Howe Institute’s vice president Daniel Schwanen explain how the Auto Pact should be a template for the future.
Turning back the clock to 1965 is the secret to automotive trade negotiations with the United States. Former Toyota executive Stephen Beatty and the C.D. Howe Institute’s Senior Vice-President Daniel Schwanen explain how the Auto Pact should be a template for the future.
Certification barriers affect Canadian industries unevenly. Mining and professional services have the highest rates of interprovincial hiring, while healthcare and transportation also rely heavily on certified or licensed workers from other provinces and territories. Simplifying provincial certification regulations, or recognizing credentials issued by other jurisdictions, could help boost workforce development, support business expansion, and enhance […]
May 8, 2025 – As the Trump administration escalates waves of auto tariffs – reigniting trade tensions and upending cross-border supply chains – Canada must act decisively to defend its auto sector and reassert its place in North American manufacturing, according to a new report by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Back to the Future? […]
Back to the Future? Canada’s Auto Strategy The Trump administration’s auto tariffs threaten Canada’s internationally competitive vehicle manufacturing sector, encouraging production to shift south, causing inefficiencies and damaging North American competitiveness. This report proposes a modernized Auto Pact that would allow tariff-free vehicle imports from countries with which Canada does not have a free trade […]
To: Canadians concerned about prosperityFrom: Martin EichenbaumDate: May 5, 2025Re: Trump has Given Us a Generational Talent Opportunity. Let’s Seize It. Canadians often complain that many of our brightest stars move south. The list of distinguished expats is long and impressive: Artists, academics, entrepreneurs, managers, athletes and more. The phrase “brain drain” is familiar to all of […]
Balancing Canada’s Population Growth and Ageing Through Immigration Policy Canada faces twin demographic pressures: an ageing population and rapid population growth driven by immigration. The report argues that immigration levels must strike a careful balance – sufficient to offset some effects of low fertility and an ageing workforce, but not so high as to outpace […]
May 1, 2025 – Canada cannot rely on immigration alone to address the challenges posed by its ageing population and relentless decline in fertility rates, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. Without a broader population strategy, rising immigration could fuel rapid growth while straining housing, healthcare, and infrastructure — without fully […]
April 22, 2025 – With a wave of Canadians staying in the workforce past age 65, employers need to improve long-term disability insurance (LTD insurance) to better reflect the needs of today’s workforce, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Rethinking Age-Cutoffs for Long-term Disability Insurance,” author Joe Nunes examines LTD insurance, which […]
The Study in Brief As more Canadians work past age 65 – due to longer life expectancy, the end of mandatory retirement, and the need or desire to keep working – rigid age cutoffs for long-term disability (LTD) insurance, typically set at 65, may be legally vulnerable. Although courts have upheld some age-based terminations of […]
From: John Richards and Tingting ZhangTo: Education watchersDate: April 9, 2025Re: Time to Address Canada’s Falling Math Scores Canada’s declining K-12 education system is sending out worrying warning signals. In the latest Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), Canadian students ranked in the top 10 among OECD countries. But that doesn’t mean all is well, and the most alarming signs are in mathematics. […]
Published in The Financial Post Canada’s declining K-12 education system is sending out worrying warning signals. In the latest Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), Canadian students ranked in the top 10 among OECD countries. But that doesn’t mean all is well, and the most alarming signs are in mathematics. Math was the only subject where Canada’s national average dropped […]
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Turning back the clock to 1965 is the secret to automotive trade negotiations with the United States. Former Toyota executive Stephen Beatty and the C.D. Howe Institute’s vice president Daniel Schwanen explain how the Auto Pact should be a template for the future.
Certification barriers affect Canadian industries unevenly. Mining and professional services have the highest rates of interprovincial hiring, while healthcare and transportation also rely heavily on certified or licensed workers from other provinces and territories. Simplifying provincial certification regulations, or recognizing credentials issued by other jurisdictions, could help boost workforce development, support business expansion, and enhance […]
Back to the Future? Canada’s Auto Strategy The Trump administration’s auto tariffs threaten Canada’s internationally competitive vehicle manufacturing sector, encouraging production to shift south, causing inefficiencies and damaging North American competitiveness. This report proposes a modernized Auto Pact that would allow tariff-free vehicle imports from countries with which Canada does not have a free trade […]
To: Canadians concerned about prosperityFrom: Martin EichenbaumDate: May 5, 2025Re: Trump has Given Us a Generational Talent Opportunity. Let’s Seize It. Canadians often complain that many of our brightest stars move south. The list of distinguished expats is long and impressive: Artists, academics, entrepreneurs, managers, athletes and more. The phrase “brain drain” is familiar to all of […]
Balancing Canada’s Population Growth and Ageing Through Immigration Policy Canada faces twin demographic pressures: an ageing population and rapid population growth driven by immigration. The report argues that immigration levels must strike a careful balance – sufficient to offset some effects of low fertility and an ageing workforce, but not so high as to outpace […]
The Study in Brief As more Canadians work past age 65 – due to longer life expectancy, the end of mandatory retirement, and the need or desire to keep working – rigid age cutoffs for long-term disability (LTD) insurance, typically set at 65, may be legally vulnerable. Although courts have upheld some age-based terminations of […]
From: John Richards and Tingting ZhangTo: Education watchersDate: April 9, 2025Re: Time to Address Canada’s Falling Math Scores Canada’s declining K-12 education system is sending out worrying warning signals. In the latest Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), Canadian students ranked in the top 10 among OECD countries. But that doesn’t mean all is well, and the most alarming signs are in mathematics. […]
Published in The Financial Post Canada’s declining K-12 education system is sending out worrying warning signals. In the latest Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), Canadian students ranked in the top 10 among OECD countries. But that doesn’t mean all is well, and the most alarming signs are in mathematics. Math was the only subject where Canada’s national average dropped […]