<time datetime="2017-09-26T00:01:00-04:00">September 26, 2017</time>

After weighing the lessons of economic theory and real-world experience, a leading Alberta economist, Joseph Marchand, concludes that Alberta’s move to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour by…

<time datetime="2016-12-02T00:30:52-05:00">December 2, 2016</time>

Canada should strengthen the safety net under workers in precarious jobs, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Precarious Positions: Policy Options to Mitigate Risks in Non-…

<time datetime="2014-10-14T21:45:45-04:00">October 14, 2014</time>

Despite having been available for decades, target benefit pension plans (TBPs) will continue to be resisted by federally regulated employers unless a legal flaw is fixed, according to a…

<time datetime="2014-07-08T17:05:21-04:00">July 8, 2014</time>

Canadian governments need to move beyond defined-benefit (DB) versus defined-contribution (DC) pension model debates, and towards a middle-ground option that incorporates attributes of both…

<time datetime="2014-04-24T13:45:06-04:00">April 24, 2014</time>

Changes to the Temporary Foreign Workers (TFW) program between 2002 and 2012, which made it easier to hire foreign workers, accelerated the rise in unemployment in Alberta and British Columbia,…

<time datetime="2013-11-27T14:45:29-05:00">November 27, 2013</time>

Canada’s foreign aid could be more effective, were strategies in place that addressed the problem of weak host-country governance, which currently renders aid inefficient or even counter-…

Op-Ed
Published in The Globe and MailMillions of Canadians and hundreds of thousands of businesses were relieved to hear that on Saturday, the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) had ordered the…
Intelligence Memos
To: Labour force observers From: Tingting Zhang Date: January 26, 2024 Re: How to Solve the Canadian Work Experience Hiring Conundrum Immigrants contribute to Canada’s economy in many…
Intelligence Memos
From: Parisa Mahboubi and Tingting Zhang To: Canadian Labour Force Observers Date: December 1, 2023 Re: Navigating Labour Shortages: A Strategic Path for Canada's SMEs Your local…