Skuterud, Chen – Tracking the Progress of Former International Students
To: Post-Secondary administrators and provincial ministers of education From: Mikal Skuterud and Zong Jia Chen Date: September 7, 2018 Re: Tracking the Progress of Former International Students Canada is increasingly looking to international students as a source of post-secondary tuition revenues and new immigrants. We compared the labour-market performance of former international students who studied at Canadian institutions through […] Comparing Outcomes: The Relative Job-Market Performance of Former International Students
As Canada moves to increase its reliance on international students, monitoring foreign students’ labour-market performance has critical implications for education and immigration policy, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Comparing Outcomes: The Relative Job-Market Performance of Former International Students”, authors Mikal Skuterud and Zong Jia Chen compare the performance of […] Chi Man Yip – What Do We Learn From British Columbia’s Carbon Tax?
From: Chi Man Yip To: Hon. George Heyman, British Columbia Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy CC: Ministers of Environment and Energy across Canada Re: What do we learn from British Columbia’s carbon tax? Date: August 28, 2018 British Columbia’s carbon tax turned 10 last month. Over that time, the tax, based on greenhouse gas emissions […] The Regent Debate: Hugh Segal – The Case for a Universal Basic Income
In the C.D. Howe Institute’s inaugural Regent Debate four prominent voices sparred over the following question: Should Western democracies, such as Canada, establish a universal basic income? Today, former senator Hugh Segal’s argument in the affirmative. I will be humble in my presentation except to say this: Janice (MacKinnon) made some very good points. None […] The Regent Debate: Conrad Black – The Case against a Universal Basic Income
In the C.D. Howe Institute’s inaugural Regent Debate four prominent voices sparred over the following question: Should Western democracies, such as Canada, establish a universal basic income? Today, Conrad Black’s argument against. I would say of the subject tonight that, as Mark Twain said of Richard Wagner’s music, “It’s not as bad as it sounds.” […] The Regent Debate: Paul Begala – The Case for Universal Basic Income
In the C.D. Howe Institute’s inaugural Regent Debate four prominent voices sparred over the following question: Should Western democracies, such as Canada, establish a universal basic income? Today, we present CNN commentator Paul Begala’s argument in favour. We face a crisis of work. Automation, technology, and artificial intelligence are changing the very nature of work […] The Regent Debate: Janice MacKinnon – The Case Against a Universal Basic Income
In the C.D. Howe Institute’s inaugural Regent Debate four prominent voices sparred over the following question: Should Western democracies, such as Canada, establish a universal basic income? Today, we present an argument against from former Saskatchewan finance minister Janice MacKinnon. As Saskatchewan minister of social services I was involved in early stages of the National […] Richards, Mahboubi – Shocking Gaps in Educational Attainment
From: John Richards and Parisa Mahboubi To: Provincial Ministers of Education Date: July 30, 2018 Re: Shocking Gaps in Educational Attainment Collection of data on academic outcomes among Indigenous students is a necessary step towards bridging the education gap between Indigenous and non-indigenous students. Most provinces provide no regular information to track the performance of […] Addressing labour disparities can only benefit Canadian workers – Globe and Mail Op-Ed
Many Canadian employers are facing a tightening labour market due to labour shortages. Imbalances between labour supply and demand exist across population groups and regions. Addressing these disparities through improvements in labour mobility and employment of underrepresented groups would have a positive impact on the Canadian economy.
According to Statistics Canada, the number of job vacancies (unadjusted for seasonality) rose by 19.3 per cent to more than 462,000 in the first quarter of 2018 compared with a year earlier. This led to an increase in the job-vacancy rate − the share of unfilled jobs out of all available jobs − from 2.6 per cent to 2.9 per cent, pointing to a need for more workers.
On the other hand,…
Benoit Dostie – Unpeeling the Outcomes of Payroll Taxes
From: Benoit Dostie To: Canada’s Ministers of Finance Date: July 13, 2018 Re: Unpeeling the Outcomes of Payroll Taxes Payroll taxes are taxes levied on employers based on their aggregate payroll. They are paid directly by the employer and directly tied to employing a worker. Hence, these taxes are different from other payroll taxes such […] How did businesses in Ontario handle the January minimum-wage increase? – Globe and Mail Op-Ed
The largest one-time increase in the minimum-wage rate that any province experienced over the past two decades happened in Ontario at the beginning of the year. The early results are in: As anticipated, it has caused a reduction in youth employment, but this dramatic minimum-wage increase has also extensively hurt the employment of older workers.
The Ontario government increased its minimum wage to $14 an hour on Jan. 1 from $11.40 an hour; a 23-per-cent boost. The real impact of a higher minimum wage, however, depends on how businesses absorb the increase in operating expenses when labour costs go up.
Did employers cut back on the number of workers?
Comparing the pre- and post-January three-month averages…
Laurence Kotlikoff – Our Economic Future and How to Fix It
From: Laurence Kotlikoff To: Global policymakers Date: June 8, 2018 Re: Our Economic Future and How to Fix It (An extract of remarks at the C.D. Howe Institute’s annual Jack Mintz Lecture) Let me preface my remarks by apologizing for the economically illiterate demagogue who has become our president and saluting you, as a nation, […]