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Featured Article: “Canada’s Resource Curse: Too Much of a Good Thing”

June 18, 2010
In his 2009 article "Canada's Resource Curse: Too Much of a Good Thing," Daniel Drache, Associate Director of the Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies and Professor of Political Economy at York University, assesses the challenges the Canadian economy has faced and may continue to face in the future, despite the country's abundance of natural and human resources. Within the article Drache reviews and assess various economic models that have shaped Canada's economy in the past and the ways in which they could mould it in the future.
Tags: Canada, Competitiveness, Economics, Employment, Industry, Labour, Natural Resources, Trade, United States

Calderon Visit Includes Strong Words for North American Partners

June 14, 2010
On May 28, 2010, Mexican President Felipe Calderon finished his second visit in ten days to his country's NAFTA partners. The trip included speeches before both nation's legislatures as well as meetings with President Obama and Prime Minister Harper.
Tags: Border, Business, Canada, Civil rights, Climate, Diplomacy, Immigration, Labour, Leaders' Summits, Mexico, NAFTA, Population, Regionalism, Trade, United States

Canadian Labour Force Survey, June 2010

July 20, 2010
A recent labour force survey from Statistics Canada found that employment rose by 93,000 in June, pushing the unemployment rate down 0.2 percentage points to 7.9%. Read more  
Tags: Canada, Labour

The Effect of Labour Legislation on Wages and Strikes

July 20, 2010
When politicians consider intervening in labour disputes, they should also consider the long-term, potentially unintended results of such action, contends a C.D. Howe Institute study. The study investigates previous government legislative interventions, whether through compulsory arbitration, "back-to-work" legislation or bans on replacement workers during strikes, and finds these actions have unintended results that give reason for sober second thought. Read more  
Tags: Canada, Labour

Role and Impact of Labour Market Information

July 13, 2010
The Centre for the Study of Living Standards recently released two reports summarizing the state of knowledge on the role and impact of labour market information. The first report addresses Canadian evidence, while the second covers the international evidence. Read First Report Read Second Report "From the July 13, 2010 edition of Canada Watch, a weekly summary of Canadian news and information sources compiled by the Canadian Embassy in Washington, D.C."
Tags: Canada, Labour

Barriers to Labour Mobility Still a Costly Problem for Canada

July 7, 2010
Barriers to labour mobility in Canada remain a problem, even though Canadian governments have taken steps to reduce them, according to a C.D. Howe Institute study.
Tags: Business, Canada, Labour

Government Interventions in Labour Disputes Have Unforeseen Costs

July 7, 2010
When politicians consider intervening in labour disputes, they should also consider the long-term, potentially unintended results of such action, according to a C.D. Howe Institute study.
Tags: Canada, Labour

International Conference on Trade Labour and Multinationals

June 21, 2010 3:00 pm - June 21, 2010 5:00 pm at Deutz Conference Room of the Institute of the Americas, University of California La Jolla
Keynote addresses
Tags: Corporations, Labour, United States

Reducing Barriers to Labour Mobility in Canada

June 16, 2010
Restrictions on workers' ability to work anywhere in the country have negative implications for the country's productivity.
Tags: Canada, Labour, Migration