To: Higher education and immigration observersFrom: Tingting ZhangDate: May 28, 2025Re: Beyond the Cap: Sustainably Managing International Student Growth Canada’s higher education sector is facing significant turbulence after the recent restrictions on international students, particularly the imposition of the study permit caps until 2025. The policy was intended to address legitimate concerns around housing affordability, healthcare […]
To: Canadian insurance watchersFrom: Joe NunesDate: May 23, 2025Re: More Flexibility, Please, for Seniors’ LTD Coverage 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 […]
From January to April 2025, employment declined significantly in several trade-exposed sectors, with manufacturing alone shedding over 42,000 jobs. Notable losses were also seen in agriculture and business support services. These declines suggest early impacts of rising trade tensions, particularly in industries tied to cross-border supply chains and export markets. In contrast, more domestically oriented […]
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 […]
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To: Higher education and immigration observersFrom: Tingting ZhangDate: May 28, 2025Re: Beyond the Cap: Sustainably Managing International Student Growth Canada’s higher education sector is facing significant turbulence after the recent restrictions on international students, particularly the imposition of the study permit caps until 2025. The policy was intended to address legitimate concerns around housing affordability, healthcare […] 
To: Canadian insurance watchersFrom: Joe NunesDate: May 23, 2025Re: More Flexibility, Please, for Seniors’ LTD Coverage 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 […] 
From January to April 2025, employment declined significantly in several trade-exposed sectors, with manufacturing alone shedding over 42,000 jobs. Notable losses were also seen in agriculture and business support services. These declines suggest early impacts of rising trade tensions, particularly in industries tied to cross-border supply chains and export markets. In contrast, more domestically oriented […] 
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 […]