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Belief, Inclusion, and Building a Future on Skills
Inclusion must be intentional. Too many hiring and funding systems are still built to exclude underserved communities, people who are rich in potential but shut out by design.
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Belief, Inclusion, and Building a Future on Skills
Inclusion must be intentional. Too many hiring and funding systems are still built to exclude underserved communities, people who are rich in potential but shut out by design.
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Bridging the Divide: Skills, AI, and Inclusion for Canada’s Future
AI literacy now needs to be as fundamental as reading and writing. Every worker, in healthcare, trades, education, or tech, needs to understand how to use AI safely and effectively.
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Reflections from Yellowknife: Learning from Indigenous Entrepreneurship in the North
This gathering was designed with intention: to explore how entrepreneurship can strengthen community well-being, drive innovation, and shape a future grounded in shared values and Northern strength.
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Workforce Shortages Drag on Productivity: Bridging the Divide in Healthcare, Trades, and Tech
Canada is short 64,000 skilled workers including engineers, tradespeople, nurses, and educators. This shortage cost the economy an estimated $2.6 billion in lost GDP in 2024,…
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Towards a Canadian PIAAC Research Agenda
Developed through a careful examination of what PIAAC data have to offer, what past research reveals and leaves unclear about adult skills, and what stakeholders in the skills community believe is important, the Research Agenda offers a plan to seize the opportunity presented by the second cycle of PIAAC to improve Canada’s skills landscape.
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Mind the Gap: How changes in PIAAC data collection limit what we can learn about skills, and what we can do to fix the gap in the future
The second cycle of PIAAC data has limitations that analysts and others will need to navigate as they ask and try to answer key questions about adult Canadians’ skills. What are those limitations and how might they affect the kinds of questions we can ask and the answers we uncover?