Skill mismatches and over-qualification block job opportunities for Canadians

 By Nobina Robinson Recently Statistics Canada released their comprehensive reports on education, covering a wide range of topics, including overall education attainment and the skills mismatches and earnings potential of bachelor’s degree graduates in Canada. There was good news and bad news. Among many notable data points, StatsCan reported that in

How a program retraining Canada’s veterans offers solutions for the mid-career worker

 By Nobina Robinson The world of work as we know it is changing – rapidly.  The “gig economy” and “automation” are just two phenomena shaping our working future.  Jobs are being “unbundled” and tasked out, piecemeal, across the globe.  And emerging technologies are changing the ways we interface with our

How many PhDs, engineers and lawyers do we need to create a growth economy in Canada?

 By Nobina Robinson At a conference in Ottawa last fall, where speakers included Finance Minister Bill Morneau, Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains, and Growth Council Chair Dominic Barton, a challenge was laid on the table.  We live in a low-growth world, and Canada is not immune.  We’ve experienced sluggish growth for