Reading Time: < 1 minute Disponible en français. The world has seen multiple pandemics of influenza over the centuries. The 20th century saw three, while there was one in the early years of the 21st century, the H1N1 pandemic influenza of 2009. While there are several types… Read More ›
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Executive Summary – Canada’s Tourism Economy
Reading Time: 2 minutes Disponible en français. Canada’s multi-billion-dollar tourism sector employs hundreds of thousands of Canadians and is supported by all levels of government. In 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, global tourism and travel sector revenue decreased by 49% from the previous year,… Read More ›
Gender Considerations and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Reading Time: 6 minutes 24 January 2022, 9:15 a.m. Disponible en français. Public health emergencies, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, have socioeconomic consequences that women and men experience differently because of biology, gender norms and inequalities. Understanding these differences is essential to develop policies and… Read More ›
The COVID-19 Pandemic, Global Supply Chains and Addressing Vulnerabilities
Reading Time: 5 minutes 15 December 2021, 10:40 a.m. Disponible en français. The global COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the demand for and supply of many goods and services. While demand for some categories of goods and services has declined, the… Read More ›
The Canadian Armed Forces Responding to Domestic Emergencies: Some Implications
Reading Time: 5 minutes Disponible en français. The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) has a range of domestic and international roles and obligations. In the future, the CAF is expected to continue to face trade-offs in fulfilling its commitments as the number of natural disasters… Read More ›
Assessing the Impact of G7 COVID-19 Fiscal Responses
Reading Time: 5 minutes 10 December 2021, 8:15 a.m. Disponible en français. The COVID-19 pandemic compelled governments to implement extraordinary fiscal measures to support their economies. In Canada, as in other Group of Seven (G7) countries, these measures took the form of a mix… Read More ›
The Canadian Agriculture Industry: What Are the Impacts of and Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic?
Reading Time: 5 minutes 03 December 2021, 8:10 a.m. Disponible en français. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on Canada’s agriculture industry. Early on, producers, processors and agri-food operators were forced to respond quickly to new disruptions like labour shortages, increased health… Read More ›
Vaccinating the World: The Successes and Shortcomings of the COVAX Mechanism
Reading Time: 6 minutes 25 November 2021, 8:10 a.m. Disponible en français. In May 2020, only months into the COVID-19 pandemic, António Guterres, the United Nations Secretary-General, stressed the need for a united, global response. “In an interconnected world, none of us is safe… Read More ›
The Temporary Foreign Worker Program and COVID-19
Reading Time: 4 minutes 19 November 2021, 8:20 a.m. Disponible en français. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the movement of goods and people in and out of Canada, affected the well-being of temporary foreign workers and led to changes in workplace health and safety… Read More ›
Parliamentary Diplomacy: Canadian Parliamentarians and the World
Reading Time: 4 minutes Disponible en français. In today’s complex world, the blurred lines between domestic and foreign policy regularly draw Canadian parliamentarians onto the world stage. Increasingly, they speak directly with their international counterparts on issues of global and national importance. In Canada,… Read More ›