Drummond, Sinclair – Troubles in Canada’s Health Workforce: What the Data are Saying
From: Don Drummond and Duncan Sinclair To: Canada’s Ministers of Health Date: November 10, 2022 Re: Troubles in Canada’s Health Workforce: What the Data are Saying Media reports abound with accounts of severe shortages of healthcare workers leading to cries of crisis, even collapse of the system, as Canadians suffer through long wait times for almost every facet of […] Troubles in Canada’s Health Workforce: The Why, the Where, and the Way Out of Shortages
COVID-19 has piled troubles on top of troubles for Canada’s health-care sector and its workforce. Some believe it to be in crisis, collapsing even, the result of a shortage of workers, who have become ill themselves, burned out, resigned or retired early, or the result of having too few educated and trained workers in the […] Schirle, Ferrer – Helping Moms Find Their Way Back to Work
From: Tammy Schirle and Ana Ferrer To: Canadians Concerned About Gender Equity Date: October 14, 2022 Re: Helping Moms Find Their Way Back to Work More than 900,000 married parents ages 25 to 59 were either unemployed or not participating in the labour force in 2019. Among them, 21 percent were unemployed (actively searching for employment, waiting for […] Miles Corak – Insurance Principles Offer Three Practical Reforms for Financing EI
The federal government is finalizing its long-promised reform of the Employment Insurance system. In this special three-part series, Miles Corak argues that the financing of the program should be part of the reform process, and offers practical changes to EI contributions based on insurance principles. From: Miles Corak To: Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough Date: October 13, 2022 Re: […] Miles Corak – Reality-based Employer EI Contributions
The federal government is finalizing its long-promised reform of the Employment Insurance system. In this special three-part series, Miles Corak argues that the financing of the program should be part of the reform process, and offers practical changes to EI contributions based on insurance principles. From: Miles Corak To: Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough Date: October 12, 2022 Re: Reality-based […] Miles Corak – Insurance Principles Make the Case for Stable Contribution Rates as a Part of Employment Insurance Modernization
The federal government is finalizing its long-promised reform of the Employment Insurance system. In this special three-part series, Miles Corak argues that the financing of the program should be part of the reform process, and offers practical changes to EI contributions based on insurance principles. From: Miles Corak To: Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough Date: October 11, 2022 Re: […] Correcting Course: Employment Insurance Needs a Redesign to Counter Recessions and Achieve Equity
As a primary pillar of Canada’s social safety net, Employment Insurance (EI) has proven itself to be slow to react to downturns, weakening its ability to automatically stabilize the economy. It has also gone off track from its original main goal: to provide insurance against unpredictable job losses. EI should be modernized with an eye […] Uneven Odds: Men, Women and the Obstacles to Getting Back to Work with Kids
 There are thousands of parents wanting to make their way into the workplace. In this E-Brief, we illustrate how different the experience is for mothers and fathers. While fathers typically search for work because they lost their previous job, mothers have often been away from the labour force while taking care of children and […] S4 E13: STEM Skills Shortage Solutions with Bill Robson and Jayson Hilchie
COVID-19 has intensified the need for digital and STEM skills, but Canada lags in this area. Why? For insight into the solutions to a generational problem, Jayson Hilchie of the Entertainment Software Association of Canada joins C.D. Howe Institute CEO Bill Robson and host Michael Hainsworth to discuss the two paths Canada must take to remain competitive and fuel our economy.
Mahboubi, Zhang – Canada’s Evolving Labour Shortage Challenge
From: Parisa Mahboubi and Tingting Zhang To: Canadians Concerned About Labour Shortages Date: September 19, 2022 Re: Canada’s Evolving Labour Shortage Challenge All business sectors, regardless of size, are facing hiring difficulties. Vacancies are increasing, but there is a dearth of job seekers. As the boomers age, labour shortages will only get worse, limiting economic […] Parisa Mahboubi – Back to School: A Good Time to Examine Canada’s Digital Skill Deficit
To: Canadians Concerned About Growth From: Parisa Mahboubi Date: September 2, 2022 Re: Back to School: A Good Time to Examine Canada’s Digital Skill Deficit Rapid digitalization across the economy and an aging population are feeding Canada’s digital and STEM skills shortages. The COVID-19 pandemic has also intensified the need for digital skills across all sectors, and contributed to […] David Gray – Extended Employment Insurance (EI) Benefits for Claimants at Risk of Exhaustion
From: David Gray To: The Hon. Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion Date: August 29, 2022 Re: Extended Employment Insurance (EI) Benefits for Claimants at Risk of Exhaustion With the exception of the pandemic period, the provisions for maximum benefit Employment Insurance (EI) entitlements are a function of two things: i) […]