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March 11, 2022

Rachel Samson appointed Vice-President, Research, at the IRPP

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Les Perreaux Takes the Helm at <i>Policy Options</i>

Les Perreaux Takes the Helm at Policy Options

August 17, 2021

Montreal – Award-winning journalist Les Perreaux is the new Editor-in-Chief of Policy Options, the influential digital magazine of the Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP). Les Perreaux joins the IRPP after more than 25 years covering national affairs...

Making EI work for workers

Making EI work for workers

Colin Busby, Stéphanie Lluis and Brian P. McCall | June 23, 2021

COVID-19 has shaken the Canadian labour market to its core, and it has revealed that our Employment Insurance system is not well equipped to handle a major disruption to the economy. In the first half of 2020, roughly 2.4...

National survey shows increased support among non-Indigenous Canadians for Indigenous rights and reconciliation

National survey shows increased support among non-Indigenous Canadians for Indigenous rights and reconciliation

June 22, 2021

A new study shows non-Indigenous Canadians have recently become more supportive of Indigenous rights and more concerned at the slow pace of progress being made toward reconciliation.

Relax EI work-on-claim rulesto help laid-off Canadians transition to permanent employment, says IRPP study

Relax EI work-on-claim rulesto help laid-off Canadians transition to permanent employment, says IRPP study

June 16, 2021

To help unemployed Canadians get back to full-time work, the federal government needs to make Employment Insurance work provisions more generous, say the authors of a new study from the Institute for Research on Public Policy.

Publicly funded skills training that works

Publicly funded skills training that works

Karen Myers, Simon Harding and Kelly Pasolli | May 26, 2021

We speak with Kelly Pasolli about what Canadian governments need to do to successfully retrain under- or unemployed workers for the post-pandemic future.

Institute for Research on Public Policy names Jennifer Ditchburn President & CEO

Institute for Research on Public Policy names Jennifer Ditchburn President & CEO

May 21, 2021

The Board of Directors of the Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP) today announced the appointment of Jennifer Ditchburn as President & CEO.

Publicly funded skills training works when aligned with employers’ needs, new IRPP study shows

Publicly funded skills training works when aligned with employers’ needs, new IRPP study shows

May 18, 2021

In the study, Karen Myers, Simon Harding and Kelly Pasolli (Blueprint) show that publicly funded skills training can be effective, despite common perceptions to the contrary, as long as it’s aligned with employers’ needs.

Robert Badun

Robert Badun

April 22, 2021

Our deepest sympathies go out to the family, friends, and colleagues of Rob Badun, who passed away suddenly on April 20, 2021.    Rob had been an active member of the IRPP’s Board of Directors since he joined in 2018. He...

Cash-for-care benefits could fill key gaps in Canada’s ailing long-term care system

Cash-for-care benefits could fill key gaps in Canada’s ailing long-term care system

April 7, 2021

A new study from the IRPP concludes that cash-for-care benefits could give Canadians more autonomy in choosing the care they receive, while reducing unwanted admissions to LTC institutions.

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