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International Mobility of Health Professionals and Health Workforce Management in Canada: Myths and Realities

16-Oct-2008

Jean-Christophe Dumont, Pascal Zurn, Jody Church and Christine Le Thi

This report (Health Working Paper No. 40) examines the role played by immigrant health workers in the Canadian health workforce but also the interactions between migration policies and education and health workforce management
policies.

International presentation of the new Development Centre's library Wiki platform

16-Sep-2008

OECD Development Centre

The Library of the Development Centre participated in the 74th World Library and Information Congress organised by the International Federation of Library

International Migration Outlook 2008: Canada country note

10-Sep-2008

This country note together with a standardised table describes recent trends in migration movements and policies.

Tax reform for efficiency and fairness in Canada

12-Aug-2008

Alexandra Bibbee

In a context of fiscal surpluses,the Canadian government has been: markedly reducing corporate income and capital taxes; providing more personal tax relief especially at lower incomes and above all for saving; and cutting the federal value added tax (GST).

Modernising Canada’s agricultural policies

05-Aug-2008

Peter Jarrett and Shuji Kobayakawa

The agricultural sector in Canada is relatively large, compared to those in most other G7 countries. In recent years, the federal and provincial governments have undertaken a number of sectoral reforms to meet the competitiveness and environmental challenges that it faces.

Labour market discrimination still a big problem in OECD countries

02-Jul-2008

Women are 20% less likely than men to have a paid job in OECD countries and they earn on average 17% less than men, according to the latest edition of OECD’s Employment Outlook.

Employment Outlook 2008 - How does Canada compare ?

02-Jul-2008

The OECD Employment Outlook takes an annual look at key issues in employment. This document  highlights findings from the Employment Outlook Edition 2008 relevant to Canada.

Achieving sustainability of the energy sector in Canada

30-Jun-2008

Annabelle Mourougane

Energy represents a major sustainable development challenge for Canada. Eventually the main challenge will be to curb greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs), despite the rapid expansion of high emitting sectors.

Canadian websites on agri-environmental issues

16-Jun-2008

Links to sites from Canada on agri-environmental information.