The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) will post a new legislative costing note entitled “Increasing the Northern Residents Deduction” on the PBO website. Contact sloane.mask@parl.gc.ca
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh (Burnaby South, B.C.) will virtually meet with U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders on Canada-USA relations. Contact media@ndp.ca.
Canada’s Drug Agency (CDA) Appropriate Use Director Jonathan Lam will discuss the CDA’s strategy to advance the appropriate use of prescription medications, with an opportunity for feedback during the session. Register for the virtual town hall online.
The Bank of Canada will release the fourth quarter issues of the Business Outlook Survey and the Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations on its website. Contact communications@bankofcanada.ca
The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) will post a new report entitled “Fiscal cost of task-based IT contracting” on the PBO website. For details, contact: sloane.mask@parl.gc.ca
The Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP) will offer a webinar on “Navigating Workforce Disruption in Canadian Communities” with IRPP lead data analyst Ricardo Chejfec. The webinar will explore the IRPP’s recently launched Community Transformations Project, a research initiative addressing the challenges and opportunities for Canadian communities susceptible to economic disruption resulting from global efforts to reduce greenhouse … Read more
The Bank of Canada will publish its report on the exceptional policy actions undertaken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The documents will also include a review by an external panel of experts and a response from the Bank’s Governing Council. Details are available online. Contact communications@bankofcanada.ca
Experts from Environment and Climate Change Canada will hold a virtual bilingual technical briefing on the Department’s Canadian Center for Climate Modeling and Analysis’s 2025 global temperature forecast, given that the World Meteorological Organization recently confirmed that 2024 was the hottest year on record. Details are available online. Contact: media@ec.gc.ca
Public Policy Forum will host a virtual event entitled “AI and Canada’s Productivity Puzzle: Cracking the Code to Unlock Investment.” A panel will provide insights on leveraging AI to reverse Canada’s productivity decline and enhance global competitiveness. Details are available online.
The annual fundraiser, Bell Let’s Talk Day, will feature a text-to-donate campaign in support of six organizations addressing Canada’s youth mental health crisis: Integrated Youth Services, Jack.org, Kids Help Phone, National Association of Friendship Centres, Strongest Families Institute, and Youth In Mind Foundation. Details are available online. Contact media@bell.ca
