Canada’s Resilience is Community Resilience

Описание: Communities across Canada are experiencing major headwinds, including the global energy transition, U.S. tariffs and the rise of artificial intelligence. At the same time, key federal policy decisions are anticipated before the end of 2025. For example, the federal government is scheduled to release its Sustainable Jobs Action Plan and announce the next set of “nation-building” projects it intends to support.  

In the context of these developments, we discussed the latest research from the Institute for Research on Public Policy’s (IRPP’s) Community Transformations Projec and featured speakers that bring a community-centred perspective on the importance of building resilience to future-proof Canada.  

Panellists include:  

Tamara Krawchenko, Associate Professor of Public Administration at the University of Victoria and expert on placed-based policies that help communities meet their development goals.  Gordon More, Executive Director of the Southeast Techhub in Estevan, Saskatchewan, and a leading voice on rural innovation. Troy Dungate, President of Community Futures Network of Canada, which operates 267 non-profit offices across Canada that provide small business services to people living in rural and remote communities.  Ricardo Chejfec, Research Director at the Institute for Research on Public Policy, and lead author of the data analysis behind the Community Transformations Project and community workforce exposure to tariffs.  

The discussion was moderated by Rachel Samson, Vice-President, Research at the Institute for Research on Public Policy.