On June 14, 2022, the Government of Canada introduced “Bill C-26: An Act respecting cyber security, amending the Telecommunications Act and making consequential amendments to other Acts.” If passed into law, it will significantly reform the Telecommunications Act as well as impose new requirements on federally regulated critical infrastructure providers
September 13, 2022
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March 31, 2020
BII+E and the Innovation Policy Lab will develop the first integrated picture of inclusion and innovation (or inclusive innovation) in Canada that looks at how the country is performing relative to our peers. Canada’s first inclusive innovation monitor will help to generate...
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February 25, 2020
The second annual Canadian Cyber Dialogue convened in Ottawa in December 2019 and brought together 78 participants from government, the private sector, academia, and civil society to discuss contemporary cybersecurity issues facing Canada. This year’s Dialogue was organized around Bill...
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February 13, 2020
The digital transformation over the past thirty years has resulted in a new economic reality in which the basis of wealth and power is derived from the ownership of valuable intellectual property (IP), and more recently, the accumulation and control...
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February 12, 2020
The current Ontario government has placed a significant focus on advancing the skilled trades as part of its overall economic agenda. This prioritization can be seen in legislative and policy reforms, organizational changes, and a recent public information campaign online...
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December 11, 2019
The international community has treated climate change as an emissions reduction challenge, drawing on the analytical metaphor of the global commons, and thus the politics of collective action and international cooperation. So far, these strategies have failed to produce an...
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December 10, 2019
Building on theories of social learning and policy change, this article argues that reflexive learning provides a causal mechanism for how public engagement in policy formulation can trigger policy innovation. Reflexive learning is a mode of learning that takes place...
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November 14, 2019
Although Ontario has seen relatively stable employment growth in recent years, economic growth and dynamism have not been evenly distributed across the province, especially when rural and urban areas are compared. Ontario’s economy is geographically concentrated in its major urban...
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November 13, 2019
The purpose of this paper from Ontario 360 is to help Ontario policymakers understand the urban-rural divide in the province – including how it manifests itself in differing economic and social outcomes. It concludes with some policy areas that ought to be...
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October 29, 2019
The goal of this paper for Ontario360 is to provide advice on how the Government of Ontario can undertake social assistance reform that both improves outcomes for Ontarians with low incomes and is consistent with the government’s priorities. This report provides six...
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October 3, 2019
Toronto is an emerging global city. Yet the failure to build rapid transit in step with the explosive growth of the past 40 years is one of the city-region’s biggest impediments to inclusive development and prosperity. The GTA needs fit-for-purpose...
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