News & Publications
Browse key news media and publications produced through Canada's Productivity Initiative.
Publications
Why Fiscal Policy Matters for Canadian Prosperity
School of Public Policy
February 2026
Canada’s Productivity Challenge: The Hidden Costs of Resource Abundance and U.S. Dependence
School of Public Policy
September 2025
Free Atlantic: Unlocking Regional Growth
Public Policy Forum
June 2025
Sectoral Contributions to Labour Productivity Growth
School of Public Policy
April 2025
Fuelling Growth: Expert Perspectives on Canada’s Productivity Challenges
School of Public Policy
February 2025
What We Heard Report
School of Public Policy
January 2025
What We Heard Report - Highlights
School of Public Policy
January 2025
Productivity Growth in Canada: What is Going On?
School of Public Policy
October 2024
Productivity and Labour Incomes
School of Public Policy
May 2024
Canada's Productivity Initiative in the News
Global News: Nova Scotia Making Gains in Cutting Internal Trade Restriction June 2025
Chronice News: Nova Scotia Leads the Way on Bringing Down Trade Barriers June 2025
CTV News Atlantic: University of Calgary Professors discusses Interprovincial Trade June 2025
Toronto Business Journal: Leading Experts Convene in Halifax for Economic Forum on Trade, Competition and Growth June 2025
Financial Post: Atlantic Canada bears brunt of interprovincial trade barriers but offers a path to change May 2025
Financial Post: Jack Mintz: Ontario’s election should be about productivity February 2025
Globe and Mail: Productivity, productivity: Why Canada keeps talking about it but sees no results October 2024
The Logic: Seizing the means of productivity October 2024
PostMedia: Varcoe: 'No-brainer' fixes to get things built in Canada, boost productivity October 2024
The Canadian Press: Canada has 'too many regulatory roadblocks and too much red tape' to fix productivity crisis: Alberta premier October 2024
Bloomberg/BNN Feds, provinces must work together to tackle productivity crisis: Alberta premier October 2024