Reading Time: 5 minutesDisponible en français. On 30 January 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada (the Court) recognized a constitutional protection of the right to strike, ruling in Saskatchewan Federation of Labour v. Saskatchewan that this right is an “indispensable” part of collective bargaining. In… Read More ›
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What Is Canada’s Productivity Performance and How Does It Compare to Other Countries?
Reading Time: 4 minutesDisponible en français. This HillNote compares Canada’s productivity performance with that of other Group of Seven (G7) countries and Australia, which has a resource-rich economy that is similar to Canada’s. The HillNote is the second in a four-part series on… Read More ›
What is Productivity and Why Does it Matter?
Reading Time: 5 minutesDisponible en français. This HillNote is the first in a series of four publications about productivity. The second in the series presents Canada’s productivity performance compared to other advanced economies. The third analyzes the main potential causes of Canada’s relatively… Read More ›
The Mental Health of Canadian Farmers
Reading Time: 6 minutesDisponible en français. Canadian farmers face significant challenges in their work, such as market volatility and extreme weather events, which are compounded by difficult farm working conditions that involve long hours in often isolated conditions and a high risk of… Read More ›
Executive Summary – Recognition of the Foreign Qualifications of Immigrants
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDisponible en français. Qualification recognition is the process of verifying that the knowledge, skills, work experience and education obtained in another country is comparable to the standards established for Canadian professionals and tradespersons. Far from simple, this process is different… Read More ›