Canada promised over 250,000 new childcare spaces – but many still haven’t materialized. While $10-a-day fees have improved affordability, families are increasingly stuck on waitlists as demand outpaces supply. Economists Parisa Mahboubi and Tingting Zhang explore what’s behind the gap and how it can be fixed. Read the report: https://cdhowe.org/publication/from-promise-to-practice-a-critical-review-of-the-federal-childcare-plan/
April 16, 2026 – Canada’s immigration system delivered stronger labour market outcomes for new permanent residents after 2015 despite unprecedented intake levels, but recent trends among temporary residents risk undermining those gains, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Selection Matters: Lessons from Two Decades of Immigrant Earnings,” Mikal Skuterud and […]
by Mikal Skuterud and Ruiwen Zhang This Commentary examines relative employment rates and hourly earnings of Canadian immigrants and non-permanent residents (NPRs) from 2005 to 2024, with particular attention to changes following the introduction of Express Entry in 2015 and the subsequent unprecedented rise in immigration levels. Despite significantly higher intake levels after 2015, the labour […]
16 avril 2026 – Le système d’immigration du Canada a permis d’améliorer les résultats sur le marché du travail des nouveaux résidents permanents après 2015, et cela malgré des niveaux d’admission sans pareil. Toutefois, les tendances récentes chez les résidents temporaires risquent de compromettre ces progrès, selon un nouveau rapport de l’Institut C.D. Howe. Dans […]
Canada promised over 250,000 new childcare spaces – but many still haven’t materialized. While $10-a-day fees have improved affordability, families are increasingly stuck on waitlists as demand outpaces supply. Economists Parisa Mahboubi and Tingting Zhang explore what’s behind the gap and how it can be fixed. Read the report: https://cdhowe.org/publication/from-promise-to-practice-a-critical-review-of-the-federal-childcare-plan/
The Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care program has significantly reduced fees across most provinces and territories, increasing the affordability of regulated care and boosting demand. As cost barriers have declined, however, access challenges have intensified, as the supply of licensed spaces has not kept pace — leading to growing waitlists across the country. […]
The Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care program has significantly reduced childcare fees across most provinces and territories, stimulating demand for regulated care and drawing families away from informal arrangements. As affordability barriers have declined, however, access to licensed spaces has become the primary constraint. The creation of licensed spaces has fallen behind federal targets, […]
March 19, 2026 – Canada’s $10-a-day childcare plan has lowered parent fees across most of the country, but families are increasingly stuck on waitlists as demand outpaces the supply of licensed spaces, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “From Promise to Practice: A Critical Review of the Federal Childcare Plan,” […]
From: John Richards, Stephen HeynemanTo: Taxation observersDate: March 17, 2026Re: Canada’s “Whole School” Education Contribution has been Surprisingly Effective In August 2024, the “students’ revolt” in Dhaka toppled Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh prime minister since 2008. The student leaders chose Muhammad Yunus, winner of the 2006 Nobel peace prize, as interim prime minister. And last month, […]
From: Don DrummondTo: Ontario Economics and Education Policy Watchers Date: March 6, 2026Re: Ontario Stops Deepening its Universities’ Financial Pit In February 2026, the Ontario Government announced it was “investing $6.4 billion to support (the) postsecondary sector’s long-term success and sustainability” to produce “one of the most competitive workforces in the G7” and “world-class research.” […]
Canada’s kids are being outperformed by many of their global peers in math, despite spending more than the OECD average. Dr. Anna Stokke of the University of Winnipeg tells our Michael Hainsworth that there are several factors, from discovery-based learning to lack of standardized testing, but there are solutions. Learn more: https://cdhowe.org/publication/getting-math-instruction-right-strategies-for-improving-achievement-in-canada/
Canada’s kids are being outperformed by many of their global peers in math, despite spending more than the OECD average. Dr. Anna Stokke of the University of Winnipeg tells our Michael Hainsworth that there are several factors, from discovery-based learning to lack of standardized testing, but there are solutions.
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Canada promised over 250,000 new childcare spaces – but many still haven’t materialized. While $10-a-day fees have improved affordability, families are increasingly stuck on waitlists as demand outpaces supply. Economists Parisa Mahboubi and Tingting Zhang explore what’s behind the gap and how it can be fixed. Read the report: https://cdhowe.org/publication/from-promise-to-practice-a-critical-review-of-the-federal-childcare-plan/ 
by Mikal Skuterud and Ruiwen Zhang This Commentary examines relative employment rates and hourly earnings of Canadian immigrants and non-permanent residents (NPRs) from 2005 to 2024, with particular attention to changes following the introduction of Express Entry in 2015 and the subsequent unprecedented rise in immigration levels. Despite significantly higher intake levels after 2015, the labour […] 
The Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care program has significantly reduced fees across most provinces and territories, increasing the affordability of regulated care and boosting demand. As cost barriers have declined, however, access challenges have intensified, as the supply of licensed spaces has not kept pace — leading to growing waitlists across the country. […] 
The Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care program has significantly reduced childcare fees across most provinces and territories, stimulating demand for regulated care and drawing families away from informal arrangements. As affordability barriers have declined, however, access to licensed spaces has become the primary constraint. The creation of licensed spaces has fallen behind federal targets, […] 
From: John Richards, Stephen HeynemanTo: Taxation observersDate: March 17, 2026Re: Canada’s “Whole School” Education Contribution has been Surprisingly Effective In August 2024, the “students’ revolt” in Dhaka toppled Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh prime minister since 2008. The student leaders chose Muhammad Yunus, winner of the 2006 Nobel peace prize, as interim prime minister. And last month, […] 
From: Don DrummondTo: Ontario Economics and Education Policy Watchers Date: March 6, 2026Re: Ontario Stops Deepening its Universities’ Financial Pit In February 2026, the Ontario Government announced it was “investing $6.4 billion to support (the) postsecondary sector’s long-term success and sustainability” to produce “one of the most competitive workforces in the G7” and “world-class research.” […] 
Canada’s kids are being outperformed by many of their global peers in math, despite spending more than the OECD average. Dr. Anna Stokke of the University of Winnipeg tells our Michael Hainsworth that there are several factors, from discovery-based learning to lack of standardized testing, but there are solutions. Learn more: https://cdhowe.org/publication/getting-math-instruction-right-strategies-for-improving-achievement-in-canada/