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Climate Crunch: Big Apple Vs Baku, Carbon Tax Twists, Emissions-Slashing Workhorse
September 27, 2024 Issue #01 ➔ Welcome back to the newsletter formerly known as Climate Signals, offering crunchy insights and quick takes on changing climate and energy trends. ➔ Big Apple’s Big Climate Bash ➔ What EV Sales Downturn? Hot takes ➔ Carbon tax was seen as good climate policy—now it’s a victim of climate politics. NDP’s Jagmeet […]Canada’s Growth Challenge: Why the economy is stuck in neutral
June 4, 2024 Canada has a growth problem. The economic momentum that propelled the country through the 20th century has faded in the 21st, and appears to have worsened since the pandemic. Higher interest rates have slowed per-capita output since 2019, but the problems run deeper than that. Our economy is now smaller than it was in 2019 […]Climate Signals: Your Weekly Climate Briefing
March 22, 2024 Climate Signals: Your Weekly Climate BriefingA Growing Problem: How to align Canada’s immigration with the future economy
March 13, 2024 The mismatch in immigrants' skills and the labour market’s long-term needs, along with pressure on the country’s infrastructure capacity is leading to negative economic outcomes.The Tide is High: Canada’s $3.5 billion Blue Carbon opportunity
June 7, 2023 Canada has the world’s longest coastline. At 243,000 km, it can circle the world nine times.Disruptors LIVE: In Conversation with ApplyBoard’s Martin Basiri
October 11, 2022 In this special LIVE episode, we speak with tech entrepreneur Martin Basiri about immigration and employment.New School Rules: How International Students Could Ease Our Labour Crunch
September 13, 2022 In this episode of Disruptors, we speak with two women leading the charge to foster and retain top international talent.Green Collar Jobs: The skills revolution Canada needs to reach Net Zero
February 16, 2022 Canada is on the cusp of a generational skills crisis. As a nation, we’ve set some of the most ambitious climate objectives in the world, led by an overarching goal to reach Net Zero emissions by 2050. This pursuit brings with it an abundance of opportunity: for Canadian innovation, for new green investment, and for economic growth.Powering Up: Preparing Canada’s skilled trades for a post-pandemic economy
September 14, 2021 Key Points 25% of Canada’s 4 million tradespeople will need to upgrade their skills within five years amid significant digital disruption.1 Canada will face a shortage of at least 10,000 workers in nationally recognized Red Seal trades over that period—a deficit that swells tenfold when 250 provincially regulated trades are included.2 The most severe shortages […]1 of 6