From: Parisa MahboubiTo: HR WatchersDate: July 23, 2025Re: More Applicants Doesn’t Mean Better Hires Despite signs of economic cooling, Canadian companies are still hiring and continue to struggle with getting it right. The labour market is shifting, but one thing hasn’t changed: employers continue to face long hiring timelines, mismatched candidates, and costly hiring mistakes. […]
From: David R. JohnsonTo: Ontarians Concerned About Education Date: July 4, 2025Re: Boots on the ground in Ontario schools: 2018-19 to 2023-24: Implications for underfunding While there are some very loud claims of education underfunding in Ontario despite a recent budget increase, a closer examination of enrolment and staffing data tells a more nuanced story. […]
The 3-month change in core-age employment (25-54) was negative for the first time since inflation began rising above 2 percent in 2021. Falls in core-age employment after growth of the kind we have seen in the last few years are often a sign of economic weakness. For more on why this drop in core-age employment […]
Fast vs. Slow: How Different Immigration Rates Can Impact Canada’s Economic Challenges and Regional Disparities This report examines how different permanent immigration rates – and policies aimed at influencing where newcomers settle – affect Canada’s population growth, regional balance, and long-term economic challenges. It models six scenarios from 2021 to 2046 to project the impacts […]
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? […]
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From: Parisa MahboubiTo: HR WatchersDate: July 23, 2025Re: More Applicants Doesn’t Mean Better Hires Despite signs of economic cooling, Canadian companies are still hiring and continue to struggle with getting it right. The labour market is shifting, but one thing hasn’t changed: employers continue to face long hiring timelines, mismatched candidates, and costly hiring mistakes. […] 
From: David R. JohnsonTo: Ontarians Concerned About Education Date: July 4, 2025Re: Boots on the ground in Ontario schools: 2018-19 to 2023-24: Implications for underfunding While there are some very loud claims of education underfunding in Ontario despite a recent budget increase, a closer examination of enrolment and staffing data tells a more nuanced story. […] 
The 3-month change in core-age employment (25-54) was negative for the first time since inflation began rising above 2 percent in 2021. Falls in core-age employment after growth of the kind we have seen in the last few years are often a sign of economic weakness. For more on why this drop in core-age employment […] 
Fast vs. Slow: How Different Immigration Rates Can Impact Canada’s Economic Challenges and Regional Disparities This report examines how different permanent immigration rates – and policies aimed at influencing where newcomers settle – affect Canada’s population growth, regional balance, and long-term economic challenges. It models six scenarios from 2021 to 2046 to project the impacts […] 
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 […]