Abigail Jackson

Abigail Jackson is a senior research associate at the Institute for Research on Public Policy. She is a lead researcher for the Community Transformations Project and has co-authored publications focused on place-based skills development, international place-based skills development and supporting communities through major layoffs. Abigail served on the secretariat of the Affordability Action Council in 2023 and 2024.

 

Articles by this author

A crane operating in an open-pit mine against a grey sky with smoke billowing from a coal generating plant in the background.

Resilient communities need more than GDP growth

A windswept street corner with no sign of life.

When a major employer closes, the whole community feels it 

A white BrightDrop cube van at the entrance of a GM assembly plant with Made in Canada written on the side.

What one factory closure tells us about building resilient communities

Vue aérienne de l'usine, avec son groupe de bâtiments longs et bas et les bassins de goudron situés à proximité des quartiers résidentiels de Sydney.

Why Canada’s nation-building moment demands a skills revolution

The global energy transition could disrupt 10 per cent of Canadians

Ottawa has opportunity to create an effective energy retrofit program for low-income households

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