Upcoming publications

Mohammad Shakeri, Richard Gray, and Jeremy Leonard explore the impact of the strong dollar on Canadian manufacturers.

Michel Grignon and Nicole F. Bernier examine the pros and cons of the main options for financing long-term care.

Tracey M. Derwing and Erin Waugh examine the relationship between official language knowledge and the social integration of adult immigrants in Canada..

Ari Van Assche investigates the rise of global value chains and the implications for Canadian economic and trade policies, with a commentary by Todd Evans.

Isabel Galiana, Christopher Green and Jeremy Leonard propose a Canadian technology-led climate policy.

New Releases

Making it in Canada: Immigration Outcomes and Policies

The labour market outcomes of immigrants have deteriorated over the past three decades, as recent arrivals have experienced difficulty finding employment and their earnings have declined. Garnett Picot and Arthur Sweetman make a number of policy recommendations to address these ongoing challenges.They suggest maintaining a focus on highly skilled immigrants (including those from trades and with post-secondary degrees), selecting young immigrants, continuing to emphasize language skills, placing employer-sponsored immigration within the context of longer-term goals and reducing immigrant inflows during recessions.

Policy Signposts in Postwar Canada: Reflections of a Market Populist

As part of the IRPP's 40th anniversary, IRPP Senior Scholar Thomas J. Courchene provides a sweeping overview of the evolution of Canada's postwar public policy. In this fascinating new essay, the author identifies 13 signposts that represent the key turning points in our public policy history, how they are interrelated, and how they have shaped the country we live in today.