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Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2007 - Canada Country Note

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13-Feb-2007

This note, taken from Chapter 2 of Economic Policy Reforms: Going for Growth 2007, contains information about the progress in implementing reforms in line with the 2006 priorities for Canada. 

PISA national website: Canada

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16-Jan-2007

This website in French and English, managed by the Canadian authorities, provides information sepcific to Canada on the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Find reports produced by Canada on its performance in PISA here as well as useful contact points.

Supporting the contribution of higher education institutions to regional development - reports on Canada

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05-Jan-2007

View reports relating to a review of higher education institution support of regional development.  These reports focus on Atlantic Canada.

Pharmaceutical Pricing and Reimbursement Policies in Canada (Health Working Paper No. 24)

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22-Dec-2006

Valérie Paris and Elizabeth Docteur

The OECD has released an OECD Health Working Paper (No. 24) from the Pharmaceutical Pricing Policies and Innovation project. The paper describes and assesses pharmaceutical pricing and reimbursement policies in Canada.

Competitive Regional Clusters: National Policy Approaches

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07-Dec-2006

"Competitive Regional Clusters: National Policy Approaches" analyses the objectives, targeting, instruments and inter-governmental role sharing used by 26 programmes in 14 OECD countries.

Developed countries must do more to integrate immigrant workers, says OECD

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05-Dec-2006

Well-managed immigration flows offer benefits both for host countries and for migrants and their families. But the effective integration of immigrants into the societies of the countries where they settle is crucial, and this requires commitment and action at national and local level.

Benchmarking Canada's Economic Performance

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21-Nov-2006

Jean-Philippe Cotis

While Canada's economic record over the past decade or so is enviable, GDP per capita remains distinctly below US levels, reflecting a sizeable productivity gap. Among the impediments to faster growth are the taxation of capital and restrictive regulations in certain sectors.

Supporting the contribution of higher education institutions to regional development, Peer Review Report Atlantic Canada

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02-Nov-2006

The focus of the project is on the interaction between HEIs and recognised regions in terms of national administration. It is therefore anticipated that the participants will be HEIs, the regions with ...

From Immigration to Integration: Local Solutions to a Global Challenge

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11-Oct-2006

Today the battle for talent is as important as the battle for capital. In the knowledge economy, skilled migrants can offer a significant comparative advantage to local economies. Unskilled migrants are also in demand, particularly where demographic...