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  1. Measuring Labour Markets in Canada and the United States: 2017 Edition

    Labour markets are one of the most important components of an economy. They are the mechanism through which we allocate one of our most valuable and productive resources: human work, effort, creativity, and ingenuity. Labour markets match human skills, ...

  2. How the Wynne government will automate jobs

    Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, August 30, 2017 “Will robots take my job?” Google receives this query more than 10,000 times a month. In an age where technology is advancing at breakneck speed, it’s an understandable question. And for some Ontarians, it’s a ...

  3. Want more automation? Then raise the minimum wage

    These days the phrase “rise of the machines” has taken on a new poignancy for some Canadians. Governments across Canada are giving low-skilled workers reason to worry their jobs will be replaced by machines—thanks to plans to hike the ...

  4. Minimum wage hikes will hurt young people, immigrants

    Appeared in the Financial Post, Aug 2, 2017 With many of Canada’s largest provinces (Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia) either committing to or considering a minimum wage of $15 per hour, many analysts—including us—note that this policy will hurt many ...

  5. The evidence mounts—minimum wage hikes reduce job opportunities for vulnerable workers

    Many Canadian provinces have expressed a desire to hike their minimum wage to $15 per hour. Alberta has begun the process with incremental increases, Ontario has formally introduced a plan, and B.C.’s new government has mused about the ...

  6. Provincial and local governments should make infrastructure decisions, not Ottawa

    Last week, and as part of Ottawa’s multi-billion infrastructure spending plan, Amarjeet Sohi, federal minister of infrastructure and communities, wrote letters to his ministerial counterparts in each province and territory laying out ...

  7. Minimum wage—good intentions not good enough

    Appeared in the Calgary Sun, July 7, 2017 Proponents of raising the minimum wage in Canada should take note of a new study on the economic effects of minimum wage hikes in Seattle. In a nutshell, the study by University of Washington researchers found ...