Canada’s human capital challenges are receiving increasing attention from policymakers, businesses and the general public. Education, skills development, immigration, advancing technology, income support and the functioning of the labour market are shaping economic growth and the prosperity of Canadians. Further, whatever success Canada has enjoyed in terms of generating opportunities overall, our economy would benefit from better outcomes among parts of the population – including indigenous peoples, women, new residents, people with disabilities, and others – that have not shared as fully as they could in societal gains. Better public policies would allow individuals greater opportunity to build their skills and utilize new innovations to reach their full potential.
The C.D. Howe Institute’s Human Capital Policy Council is composed of leading experts from the public sector, business and academia, who help guide the program. Its role is to support and advise the Institute’s research and events forming the Human Capital Policy Program, and through it foster better human capital policy in Canada.
Co-Chairs

Kathleen Taylor
Chair, RBC Board of Directors
Neil Yeates
Former Deputy Minister, Citizenship and Immigration CanadaMembers

Shannon Baskerville
Deputy Minister, BC Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills and Training
Melanie Burns
SVP, Human Resources, TD Bank GroupWarren Collier
Chief Operating Officer, BlackRock
Ross Finnie
School of Public and International Affairs, University of OttawaJane Friesen
Associate Professor, Director, Centre for Education Research and Policy, Department of Economics
Helena Gottschling
Chief Human Resources Officer, RBC
Louise Taylor Green
CEO, Human Resources Professionals Association
Andrew Heisz
Director, Centre for Income and Socioeconomic Well-being Statistics, Social, Health and Labour Statistics Field
Claudia Hepburn
Chief Executive Officer, Windmill MicrolendingResearch Papers


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