As the federal government prepares to overhaul its immigration system, giving employers a more substantial role in the selection of new Canadians and possibly introducing a pre-assessment system like the one in Australia, the Institute for Research on Public Policy wishes to highlight its study “The Impact of Economic Selection Policy on Labour Market Outcomes … Read more
The Institute for Research on Public Policy highlights a study published by the institute, which argues that agricultural labour migrants need a better support system while in Canada, including access to benefits and better protection of their rights. Author Jenna Hennebry said that given the growing prevalence of temporary migrant workers in communities across Canada … Read more
The Institute for Research on Public Policy issued a statement regarding eleven migrant labourers killed in a car accident near Stratford, ON, Feb. 6, 2012. The institute highlights a forthcoming study by Jenna Hennebry, entitled “Permanently Temporary? Agricultural Migrant Workers and their Integration in Canada." The study assesses the social situation of agricultural labour migrants … Read more
A Nanos Research poll published in Policy Options by the Institute for Research on Public Policy, finds that Canadians see energy as vital to Canada's future prosperity and believe the government should diversify Canada's energy markets beyond the U.S. Fully 56.1 per cent of Canadians ranked energy as rather to very important to Canada's future prosperity, and … Read more
The Feb. 2012, issue of Policy Options from the Institute for Research on Public Policy is running a special issue on sustainable energy. Policy Options Editor L. Ian MacDonald said that exploiting and transporting Canada’s energy resources in an environmentally sustainable manner promises to be one of the most important public policy debates of 2012 … Read more
The Institute for Research on Public Policy issued a statement following Prime Minister Stephen Harper's (Calgary Southwest, AB) comments on the retirement income system in Canada at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The institute highlights studies entitled "A New Pension Plan for Canadians: Assessing the Options" by Keith Horner and "Pension Reform in … Read more
The Institute for Research on Public Policy issued a statement regarding Citizenship and Immigration Canada's study, which found that the majority of immigrants selected by provinces and territories under the Provincial Nominee Program are succeeding in Canada. The institute highlights its October 2010 study entitled "The Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program: Attraction, Integration and Retention of … Read more
The Institute for Research on Public Policy issued a statement regarding President Barack Obama's State of the Union Address on Jan. 24, 2012. The institute highlights its 2011 Policy Horizons essay entitled "Rekindling the American Dream: A Northern Perspective," by Thomas J. Courchene. The essay argues that social inequality in the United States is turning … Read more
The Institute for Research on Public Policy wishes to highlight its study entitled "Families in the Eyes of the Law: Contemporary Challenges and the Grip of the Past,” by Robert Leckey, which explores the legal recognition of same-sex couples, following the reversal of federal policy on same-sex marriage. The full report is available online. Call … Read more
Institute for Research on Public Policy has published their December 2011- January 2012 issue of Policy Options. In this "Year in Review" issue of Policy Options, Kevin Lynch and Karen Miske confirm the strength of the Canadian economy on deficits, debt and the consumer price index. Robin Sears looks at the political year from Cairo … Read more
