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The Pickering Nuclear Generating Station stretches along the shore of Lake Ontario, with several dome-shaped reactor buildings under a cloudy sky, viewed from a rocky foreground by the water.

To enrich or not to enrich nuclear fuel: Canada’s dilemma

An abstract illustration with drawings evoking thought, networks, sharing, etc.

Innovation sovereignty needs ecosystems, not isolation

A wind turbine next to a coal-fired power plant with smokestacks belching smoke and power lines in the background.

Two uncomfortable climate truths

A man carries a child on the beach with oil tankers and cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz in the background.

The Carney government’s policy pivot amid global turmoil requires reshaping how government works

Man lying in hammock.

Canada’s “comfort trap” is stalling long-term economic growth

An illustration of people holding hands in a circle, viewed from overhead.

Traditional African mutual aid and savings systems deserve recognition in Canada

A woman working on an aircraft engine.

The missing work of co-ordination in Canada’s skills ecosystem

An illustration featuring a person in red boots stands at a metaphorical starting line before a Canadian flag painted onto the pavement.

Opaque immigration screening threatens Canada’s global talent strategy

Time for new measures of economic success and social well-being?

The skilled trades are in need of strengthened apprenticeship programs

Canada can lead on net-zero transition for heavy industry

The changing strains of federalism

Canada needs an ambitious energy-retrofit plan for buildings

Health care sector needs an ambitious skills agenda

Decoupling from China is hard to do

Les inégalités sociales de santé
Chronique

Canada must look beyond STEM and diversify its AI workforce

Thinking about work as more than a paycheque

More research needed to break down job barriers for racialized Canadians

Canada is missing the boat on China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Technology isn’t shaping work the way we think

Deciphering the skills we need for the new world of work

More support needed to help Canadians reskill at post-secondary institutions

We’ll need a balancing act to profit from the skills revolution

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