Canada’s Vulnerable And Precarious Workers Need More Support – Globe And Mail Op-ed
Job quality and compensation are key determinants of living standards. Workers in non-standard jobs are particularly vulnerable as a growing number find themselves precariously employed. The government can protect this group by offering more equitable access to both employment insurance and job-training programs to better address income and employment insecurity.
Traditionally, preferred jobs are stable, well-paid and full-time, with access to benefits. On the other hand, precarious employment often offers low pay and is relatively insecure and unstable.
While employment precariousness can be found in many categories, several types of non-traditional employment are more likely to capture its features: temporary positions (…
Time to Tweak or Re-boot? Assessing the Interest Arbitration Process in Canadian Industrial Relations
Policymakers should ensure the public interest is a priority in arbitrated public-sector labour settlements, says a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Time to Tweak or Re-boot? Assessing the Interest Arbitration Process in Canadian Industrial Relations,” author Richard P. Chaykowski assesses the current state of the arbitration system and raises several concerns. They […] David Johnson – Class size and student outcomes: a mystery yet to be resolved
From: David Johnson To: Ontarians concerned about class sizes Date: March 15, 2019 Re: Class size and student outcomes: a mystery yet to be resolved Proposals are being floated to increase elementary class sizes in Ontario. They are very controversial. There are only four real options to reduce spending on elementary education: reduce the compensation of teachers; reduce […] Tammy Schirle – The varying size of the gender pay gap
From: Tammy Schirle To: Canadians concerned about the gender pay gap Date: March 8, 2019 Re: The varying size of the gender pay gap How big is the wage gap between men and women? It depends on who, specifically, you are talking about, and why you ask. In January 2019, Canadian women working full time between the ages of […] Santé et bonne scolarité : Les programmes d’alimentation saine au Canada
À plusieurs endroits au Canada et ailleurs dans le monde, les élèves du primaire et du secondaire ont accès à des aliments nutritifs par le biais de programmes de nutrition en milieu scolaire. Financés par les gouvernements, les entreprises, les fondations et le public, ces programmes sont conçus pour que les enfants d’âge scolaire aient […] Health and Grades: Nutrition Programs for Kids in Canada
A strategy targeting the most at-risk children is needed to get the most out of school nutrition programs, says a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Health and Grades: Nutrition Programs for Kids in Canada”, authors Rosalie Wyonch and Abby Sullivan investigate the potential short and long-term impacts of student nutrition programs, including […] Canada’s Youngest Generations Bear The Largest Tax Burden – Globe And Mail Op-ed
We already know that Canada’s population aging will drag down government revenue and blow up social and health spending, but its long-term impact on fiscal sustainability and intergenerational fairness greatly depend on future government policies. While this demographic change substantially shifts the tax burden away from baby boomers and their children − the baby busters or Generation X – to the boomers’ grandchildren, achieving long-term fiscal sustainability can be possible.
In my recent study for the C.D. Howe Institute, I estimate average lifetime tax burdens for the current generations by birth cohort, and for an unborn future generation. Lifetime tax burdens are simply the total amount of taxes minus cash…
Alejandro Adem – Future Skills, Future Work
From: Alejandro Adem To: Canadians Concerned About Skills Development Date: February 20, 2019 Re: Future Skills, Future Work We hear a lot about technological innovation and the disruption it brings. This usually includes ominous predictions of new technologies replacing workers in many jobs. But we hear much less about how Canada’s most indispensable resource—its people—can rise to the […] Robson, Laurin – Measuring Education and Reforming EI
To: The Honourable Bill Morneau, Minister of Finance From: William B.P. Robson and Alexandre Laurin Date: February 13, 2019 Re: Measuring Education and Reforming EI The C.D. Howe Institute’s Shadow Federal Budget for 2019 was released last week. Its focus is on ensuring the competitiveness and dynamism of the Canadian economy in the near and medium-term, setting the stage for a […] Robson, Laurin – Tax Relief for the 2019 Federal Budget
To: The Honourable Bill Morneau, Minister of Finance From: William B.P. Robson and Alexandre Laurin Date: February 11, 2019 Re: Tax Relief for the 2019 Federal Budget The C.D. Howe Institute’s Shadow Federal Budget for 2019 last week aims to enhance Canada’s competitiveness and dynamism, while setting the stage for a return to surpluses during the next Parliament. Today we examine […] Parisa Mahboubi – Regional unemployment points to the need for reforms in Employment Insurance
From: Parisa Mahboubi To: Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment and Social Development Date: January 22, 2019 Re: Regional unemployment points to the need for reforms in Employment Insurance Canada’s unemployment rate remained at its lowest recorded level at the end 2018, but that does not reveal the whole story. Although low unemployment points to a strong labour market performance, […] Alexandre Laurin – Ottawa Wins From Ontario’s Proposed Childcare Rebate
From: Alexandre Laurin To: The Honourable Bill Morneau, Minister of Finance Date: January 16, 2019 Re: Ottawa Wins from Ontario’s Proposed Childcare Rebate The newly elected government in Ontario pledged in its electoral platform to implement a childcare rebate program, which would reimburse up to 75 percent of the childcare expenses of low-income families, with the childcare subsidy rate […]