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 Canada

Members

Diana Kelly

Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, NAV Canada

Helena Pagano

Executive Vice-President, Chief People and Culture Officer, Sun Life

Lara Speirs

EVP & General Counsel, Legal & Public Affairs, Randstad Canada

Aliza Lakhani

CEO and Regional Dean, Toronto Campus, Northeastern University

Stephen Mill

President, Executive Search (Canada), Robert Half

Tammy Schirle

Research Fellow

Munir Sheikh

Former Chief Statistician of Canada

Mikal Skuterud

Fellow-in-Residence, Roger Phillips Scholar of Social Policy

Angela Splinter

Chief Executive Officer, Trucking HR

Michelle Tan

Partner, Hugessen Consulting

Content

Research Papers