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Developing Highly Skilled Workers: Human Capital Peer Reviews

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15-Dec-2004

These peer reviews (of Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden) present recommendations for policy actions in each country based on strengths and weaknesses observed in the policy approach to developing highly skilled workers to fulfil future industry requirements.

Watch the video: OECD/PISA - An overview of progress so far

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29-Nov-2004

3-minute video explaining what the OECD/PISA programme is and progress made so far.  Available in English, French, Spanish, German and Japanese. 

Early childhood education and care - reports on Canada

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24-Nov-2004

The OECD reviewed the early childhood policies of 20 countries from 1998 to 2004, in two separate reviews.  View reports on Canada.

A System of Health Accounts: Implementation - Canada

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05-Nov-2004

Information on the status of implementation of OECD's A System of Health Accounts in Canada.

Local Initiatives on School Bullying and Violence - Canada

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29-Oct-2004

Presented at  "Taking Fear out of Schools", an International Policy conference co-organised by the OECD, the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research, the Directorate for Primary and Secondary Education and Stavanger University College, (5-8 September 2004, Stavanger, Norway)

Economic Survey of Canada 2004: Institutional changes to health care system

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28-Oct-2004

Excerpt taken from Chapter 4 of the OECD Economic Survey of Canada 2004. A number of changes, especially on payments methods, would enhance efficiency in the health care sector.

Economic Survey of Canada 2004: Employment insurance

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28-Oct-2004

Excerpt taken from Chapter 3 of the OECD Economic Survey of Canada 2004.  Rules governing Employment Insurance should be changed to address persistent unemployment.

Economic Survey of Canada 2004: Electricity sector

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28-Oct-2004

Excerpt taken from Chapter 2 of the OECD Economic Survey of Canada 2004. Provinces would benefit from introducing more competition and implementing the structural reforms, such as vertical separation, ...

Economic Survey of Canada 2004: Reinforcing the long-term sustainability of public finances

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28-Oct-2004

Demographic forces and rising health care spending in Canada could endanger the sustainability of public finances in the long term. In particular, revenue and cost implications of current trends are such ...

Economic Survey of Canada 2004: Policies for enhancing productivity and labour utilisation

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28-Oct-2004

A key economic challenge for Canada is to raise living standards, which in turn depend on both labour productivity and labour utilisation. This chapter first considers policies that would stimulate capital ...