September 9, 2025 – Canada’s labour market faces major shifts – from technological change to new trade models and the energy transition – making better planning essential to help workers adapt. A new C.D. Howe Institute report finds that while many of the skills needed to shift into emerging jobs in a lower-carbon economy are […]
This paper presents a Future-Ready Workforce Strategy, with a Matching Skills model to address mismatches and guide reskilling in times of major economic transitions. It shows that aligning labour market intelligence, training, and transition pathways to support displaced workers can promote lifelong learning and help position Canada as an industry leader following major shifts. In […]
From: Brian LivingstonTo: Canadian Trade NegotiatorsDate: September 2, 2025Re: Aluminum Tariffs Canada supplies over half of the aluminum available in the United States (see chart). These sales of 2.8 million tonnes/year of raw aluminum from Canada to the US take place under agreements made between many companies. However, disrupting those business plans, the United States […]
From: Benjamin Dachis and Daniel LangTo: The Hon. François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Finance and National Revenue and The Hon. Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural ResourcesDate: June 26, 2025Re: Tax Changes Needed to Unlock Private Capital for Ontario’s Electricity Grid Canada’s net-zero targets demand massive electricity distribution infrastructure investment. Ontario’s municipal financing structure – […]
Published in the The Hill Times The Carney government has committed to accelerating and strengthening investment across the economy as part of its plan to boost domestic sources of economic growth, and reduce Canadian economic dependence on the United States. Greater investment in energy and other natural resource development is central to this commitment. The […]
Energy independence from the United States requires resolve. Alberta’s Travis Toews and Rory Johnston of Commodity Context tells our Michael Hainsworth that threats against our sovereignty are bringing more Canadians around to the idea of pipelines to the coast.
Energy independence from the United States requires resolve. Alberta’s Travis Toews and Rory Johnston of Commodity Context tells our Michael Hainsworth that threats against our sovereignty are bringing more Canadians around to the idea of pipelines to the coast.
L’étude en bref Il faudra d’importants investissements publics et privés dans les infrastructures pour répondre à un éventail de besoins au Canada et ailleurs dans le monde, et particulièrement pour soutenir les projets de transition énergétique et numérique. Cependant, les promoteurs privés se retrouvent souvent coincés dans une impasse : ils ont besoin de capitaux […]
To: Prime Minister Mark CarneyFrom: Grant Bishop, Keith LeBlanc and Brice MacGregorDate: May 8, 2025Re: Carbon Pricing Requires Attention to Detail – and Sound Economics Rewind a year and many Canadians were expecting a carbon tax election. Of course, other threats to Canada’s economy soon overshadowed climate policy as the ballot question. Last week’s election and […]
To: The new Government of CanadaFrom: Charles DeLand and Colin BusbyDate: May 1, 2025Re: Making National Unity Priority # 1: A Plan to Engage the West Mark Carney’s election victory gives him a sizeable minority government that now gets to deliver on a platform to spark economic growth, sew national unity, and deal with Donald Trump. […]
Oil and gas and mining investments are foundational to the Canadian economy. The inventory of planned investments and those projects underway can signal future contributions to Canadian economic growth. While the inventory of planned mining projects has remained relatively stable over the past decade, the oil and gas project inventory has declined significantly, dropping in recent years despite strong […]
From: Christina Caron and Glen HodgsonTo: Economy observersDate: March 11, 2025Re: The Erosion of Natural Capital and Declining Productivity Growth As we discussed yesterday, labour productivity and multifactor productivity (MFP) growth rates have been declining in advanced economies for several decades, and the decline in labour productivity growth has now extended to emerging economies. While […]
Membership Application
Interested in becoming a Member of the C.D. Howe Institute? Please fill out the application form below and our team will be in touch with next steps. Note that Membership is subject to approval.
"*" indicates required fields
Member Login
Not a Member yet? Visit our Membership page to learn more and apply.
September 9, 2025 – Canada’s labour market faces major shifts – from technological change to new trade models and the energy transition – making better planning essential to help workers adapt. A new C.D. Howe Institute report finds that while many of the skills needed to shift into emerging jobs in a lower-carbon economy are […] 
From: Brian LivingstonTo: Canadian Trade NegotiatorsDate: September 2, 2025Re: Aluminum Tariffs Canada supplies over half of the aluminum available in the United States (see chart). These sales of 2.8 million tonnes/year of raw aluminum from Canada to the US take place under agreements made between many companies. However, disrupting those business plans, the United States […] 
From: Benjamin Dachis and Daniel LangTo: The Hon. François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Finance and National Revenue and The Hon. Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural ResourcesDate: June 26, 2025Re: Tax Changes Needed to Unlock Private Capital for Ontario’s Electricity Grid Canada’s net-zero targets demand massive electricity distribution infrastructure investment. Ontario’s municipal financing structure – […] 
Published in the The Hill Times The Carney government has committed to accelerating and strengthening investment across the economy as part of its plan to boost domestic sources of economic growth, and reduce Canadian economic dependence on the United States. Greater investment in energy and other natural resource development is central to this commitment. The […] 
L’étude en bref Il faudra d’importants investissements publics et privés dans les infrastructures pour répondre à un éventail de besoins au Canada et ailleurs dans le monde, et particulièrement pour soutenir les projets de transition énergétique et numérique. Cependant, les promoteurs privés se retrouvent souvent coincés dans une impasse : ils ont besoin de capitaux […] 
To: Prime Minister Mark CarneyFrom: Grant Bishop, Keith LeBlanc and Brice MacGregorDate: May 8, 2025Re: Carbon Pricing Requires Attention to Detail – and Sound Economics Rewind a year and many Canadians were expecting a carbon tax election. Of course, other threats to Canada’s economy soon overshadowed climate policy as the ballot question. Last week’s election and […] 
To: The new Government of CanadaFrom: Charles DeLand and Colin BusbyDate: May 1, 2025Re: Making National Unity Priority # 1: A Plan to Engage the West Mark Carney’s election victory gives him a sizeable minority government that now gets to deliver on a platform to spark economic growth, sew national unity, and deal with Donald Trump. […] 
Oil and gas and mining investments are foundational to the Canadian economy. The inventory of planned investments and those projects underway can signal future contributions to Canadian economic growth. While the inventory of planned mining projects has remained relatively stable over the past decade, the oil and gas project inventory has declined significantly, dropping in recent years despite strong […] 
From: Christina Caron and Glen HodgsonTo: Economy observersDate: March 11, 2025Re: The Erosion of Natural Capital and Declining Productivity Growth As we discussed yesterday, labour productivity and multifactor productivity (MFP) growth rates have been declining in advanced economies for several decades, and the decline in labour productivity growth has now extended to emerging economies. While […]