Recent Research
Who is Still Standing in Line? Addressing a Mismatch of Skills and Jobs in the Canadian Labour Market
March 6, 2013 – Philippe Bergevin
Are Middle Schools Good for Student Academic Achievement? Evidence from Ontario
November 13, 2012 – David R. Johnson
Ontario’s Best Public Schools: 2009-2011
June 7, 2012 – David Johnson and Robbie Brydon
What CIDA Should Do: The Case for Focusing Aid on Better Schools
April 30, 2012 – John Richards
Toward Improving Canada’s Skilled Immigration Policy: An Evaluation Approach
Oct. 20, 2011 – Charles M. Beach, Alan G. Green and Christopher Worswick
Lagging Behind: Productivity and the Good Fortune of Canadian Provinces
2011 – Serge Coloumbe
L’éducation des Autochtones au Québec : Un exercice d’analyse comparative
2011 – John Richards
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Human Capital / Competitiveness Events
The Purvis Prize Reception
Thursday September 27, 2012 Toronto Purvis Prize Reception
Charles M. Beach, Professor of Economics, Queen’s University
October 20, 2011 Book Launch – “Toward Improving Canada’s Skilled Immigration Policy: An Evaluation Approach”
Dr. Harvey P. Weingarten, President & CEO, Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario
October 18, 2011 Toronto Roundtable: The Diminishing Quality and Competitiveness of Ontario’s Universities – Can the System be Fixed?


Hiding in Plain Sight: the Harmful Impact of Provincial Business Property Taxes
December 5, 2012 – Adam Found and Peter Tomlinson