Published in Financial Post. Last week, the federal government ordered Canada Post to develop a transformation plan to put itself on a financially sustainable footing. It gave the Crown corporation a green light to trim and modernize its network, end most door-to-door delivery, expand community mailboxes and reduce delivery frequency and speed for non-priority items. […]
From: David R. JohnsonTo: Ontarians Concerned About EducationDate: September 19, 2025Re: A Better Way to Measure School Performance There is a great deal of variation in Ontario school performance as measured by the assessments of literacy and numeracy administered by the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) at the end of Grade 3 and the […]
Second Meeting of the C.D. Howe Institute Immigration Targets Council The C.D. Howe Institute Immigration Targets Council held its second meeting on August 26, 2025, bringing together leading academics and policy experts to provide recommendations on Canada’s immigration-level targets and system design. Members agreed that Canada’s immigration policy has moved in the wrong direction and […]
September 16, 2025 – Canada’s immigration policy continues to move in the wrong direction and requires a fundamental course correction, according to a new Communiqué from the C.D. Howe Institute’s Immigration Targets Council. In “Immigration Policy Still in Need of a Course Correction,” the Council – composed of leading academics and policy experts – stresses […]
Housing availability and affordability pose a notable barrier to recruitment in Canada, with about one in five businesses reporting “large or moderate” difficulties in the past year. The challenge varies across regions: businesses in the territories are most affected, while high-cost provinces like BC and Ontario also struggle. These constraints discourage workers from relocating, resulting in […]
The C.D. Howe Institute Immigration Targets Council is comprised of leading academics and policy experts who provide independent recommendations on Canada’s immigration-level targets and the design of its selection system. Meeting annually ahead of the federal government’s November 1st release of its Immigration Levels Plan, the Council reviews demographic, labour market, and policy considerations to […]
From: Mikal SkuterudTo: Labour Market WatchersDate: September 9, 2025Re: A Realistic Strategy to Wean Canadian Businesses Off Low-Skill Foreign Labour Uprooting one’s life to settle in a new country is always daunting, but it’s particularly unnerving when immigration rules are in constant flux. Attracting foreign talent requires a system that is stable, transparent, and predictable. […]
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 […]
While many of the skills needed to shift into emerging jobs in a lower-carbon economy are already present among Canadian workers, persistent mismatches and gaps in technical knowledge, problem-solving, and critical thinking remain.
Not all school boards deliver the same results for students – even after accounting for socioeconomic background. In Grade 6 mathematics, the District School Board of Niagara, Conseil scolaire Viamonde, Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board, and Le Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir stand out with significantly stronger outcomes than many other boards. Past evidence suggests that, […]
Explore how your child’s elementary school stacks up with the Signpost of Success map. Based on three years of EQAO math and literacy results, this tool adjusts for socioeconomic factors – like parental education, family structure, and recent immigration – to provide a fairer, more accurate view of Ontario school performance. See where your school […]
Canada’s youth-to-adult unemployment ratio has increased from 2.05 in 2021 to 2.48 in the first half of 2025 (January–July), nearly matching the pandemic-era peak of 2020. This represents a reversal of the steady declines following the 2008–2009 recession, which reduced the ratio to a low of 2.0 in 2017. An elevated ratio is concerning, as […]
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Published in Financial Post. Last week, the federal government ordered Canada Post to develop a transformation plan to put itself on a financially sustainable footing. It gave the Crown corporation a green light to trim and modernize its network, end most door-to-door delivery, expand community mailboxes and reduce delivery frequency and speed for non-priority items. […] 
From: David R. JohnsonTo: Ontarians Concerned About EducationDate: September 19, 2025Re: A Better Way to Measure School Performance There is a great deal of variation in Ontario school performance as measured by the assessments of literacy and numeracy administered by the Education Quality and Accountability Office (EQAO) at the end of Grade 3 and the […] 
Second Meeting of the C.D. Howe Institute Immigration Targets Council The C.D. Howe Institute Immigration Targets Council held its second meeting on August 26, 2025, bringing together leading academics and policy experts to provide recommendations on Canada’s immigration-level targets and system design. Members agreed that Canada’s immigration policy has moved in the wrong direction and […] 
Housing availability and affordability pose a notable barrier to recruitment in Canada, with about one in five businesses reporting “large or moderate” difficulties in the past year. The challenge varies across regions: businesses in the territories are most affected, while high-cost provinces like BC and Ontario also struggle. These constraints discourage workers from relocating, resulting in […] 
The C.D. Howe Institute Immigration Targets Council is comprised of leading academics and policy experts who provide independent recommendations on Canada’s immigration-level targets and the design of its selection system. Meeting annually ahead of the federal government’s November 1st release of its Immigration Levels Plan, the Council reviews demographic, labour market, and policy considerations to […] 
From: Mikal SkuterudTo: Labour Market WatchersDate: September 9, 2025Re: A Realistic Strategy to Wean Canadian Businesses Off Low-Skill Foreign Labour Uprooting one’s life to settle in a new country is always daunting, but it’s particularly unnerving when immigration rules are in constant flux. Attracting foreign talent requires a system that is stable, transparent, and predictable. […] 
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 […] 
Not all school boards deliver the same results for students – even after accounting for socioeconomic background. In Grade 6 mathematics, the District School Board of Niagara, Conseil scolaire Viamonde, Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board, and Le Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir stand out with significantly stronger outcomes than many other boards. Past evidence suggests that, […] 
Explore how your child’s elementary school stacks up with the Signpost of Success map. Based on three years of EQAO math and literacy results, this tool adjusts for socioeconomic factors – like parental education, family structure, and recent immigration – to provide a fairer, more accurate view of Ontario school performance. See where your school […] 
Canada’s youth-to-adult unemployment ratio has increased from 2.05 in 2021 to 2.48 in the first half of 2025 (January–July), nearly matching the pandemic-era peak of 2020. This represents a reversal of the steady declines following the 2008–2009 recession, which reduced the ratio to a low of 2.0 in 2017. An elevated ratio is concerning, as […]