Resilient Canada
Canada has a productivity crisis. This ongoing series will unpack the problem and point toward solutions—because in a time of turmoil, a more productive Canada will be a more resilient Canada.
What’s at stake
It’s time to fix our productivity crisis
The country has spent a year talking about the problem. It’s time for solutions. Read the full story here »
The Energy Factor
Canada’s oil and gas industry is facing its own productivity crisis
Companies are spending record sums on dividends and share buybacks, undercutting investments that would otherwise boost productivity. They blame government policy decisions. Read the full story here »
The Housing Factor
Canada can’t fix its productivity crisis without fixing housing first
The construction industry accounts for about seven per cent of Canada’s GDP. It might also be the country’s least productive industry. Read the full story here »
The Tech Factor
Looking for a reason for Canada’s productivity crisis? Blame Big Tech
Productivity growth in Canada was similar to the U.S. until around 2001 when Big Tech propelled America into the future. Read the full story here »
The Farm Factor
The rest of Canada could learn a thing or two from agriculture’s productivity boom
Moneyball for cows and other tech breakthroughs help the sector overcome labour shortages and overwork. Read the full story here »
The Entrepreneurship Factor
Carmichael: Canada needs to unleash its entrepreneurs to fix its productivity crisis
Without a vibrant pool of entrepreneurs, a free-market economy might as well be a command-and-control one Read the full story here »
Measuring Productivity
Is it time to rethink how we measure productivity?
Factoring in data, pollution and unpaid household labour could change how we think about the productivity crisis. Read the full report here »
Event
How to fix Canada’s productivity crisis
What’s at stake for Canadians and the economy if the productivity crisis continues? And how can we fix it? Watch the recording here »