The medical community and governments can no longer ignore the consequences of the promotion of medicines on prescribing.
Credential recognition answers a specific question: Does this person’s training meet the standards required to register here? Integration asks something harder: What happens to their career afterward?
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Canada is recruiting internationally educated health professionals, but recognizing their credentials is only one step toward professional integration.
How can governments recognize the role of remittances in responding to climate risk without shifting responsibility for adaptation onto migrants?
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Zack Ahmed, Balsillie School of International Affairs
Governments and international organizations should develop policy that incorporates remittances into how we respond to climate change.
Smoke from a steel plant in Hamilton, Ont. rises against a setting sun, as smoke from wildfires blankets the sky in June 2023. Industrial facilities face different technical and financial challenges in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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Canada has lowered its planned industrial carbon price. Research from China shows why the effects of environmental rules depend on firms’ ability to adapt.
But the real question isn’t whether bringing a coffee to an interview is good etiquette; it’s why something so trivial can influence how we judge a candidate in the first place.
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A more sustainable approach sees careers as one part of a meaningful life, not the entire foundation of it.
An advertisement by the American company Polymarket show Zohran Mamdani and Andrew Cuomo ahead of the New York City mayoral election in November 2025, in New York.
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Prediction markets are becoming mainstream, bringing gambling risks and a novel source of political information to public life.
Many Ukrainian refugees arrived in Canada with professional experience and advanced qualifications, but some have struggled to find work that matches their previous careers.
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New research on Ukrainian refugees’ employment outcomes reveals that higher education does not always translate into better employment recovery after displacement.
Prime Minister Mark Carney delivers remarks to Canadian business leaders at the Canada Investment Summit welcome reception, in Toronto, on Sept. 13, 2026.
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Paul Calluzzo, Queen's University, Ontario; Dan Cohen, Queen's University, Ontario, and Evan Jo, Queen's University, Ontario
The federal government is betting on tax incentives and private capital to drive growth, but questions remain over costs, oversight and who benefits.
Strikes are a key tool workers use during collective bargaining disputes, and Bill C-39 has renewed debate over the role of government in resolving such disputes. Air Canada flight attendants on strike at Vancouver International Airport in Richmond, B.C., on Aug. 16, 2025.
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Bill C-39 makes it easier for Ottawa to intervene when collective bargaining produces the very conflict that it is designed to manage.
Teamsters Canada Rail Conference members walk a picket line at the CPKC headquarters in Calgary, Alta., in 2024. The railway sector has played an important role in Canada’s labour movement.
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New research shows supportive supervisors may help protect employees’ psychological well-being, but meaningful support requires workplaces that can adapt to changing needs.
AI systems are increasingly being used to search for information and make decisions, creating new questions about how commercial incentives may shape the answers users receive.
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Advertising can turn our fears about aging, failure and belonging into reasons to buy, and repeated exposure can reshape what we see as a good life.
Commercial trucking connects Canadian businesses with domestic and international markets. Sikh truck driver Prahb Singh maneuvers his truck at a gas station in Fontana, Calif., on Sept. 3, 2025.
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Low freight rates, unpaid working time and immigration rules can leave some drivers with little room to push back against difficult working conditions.
Islamic economic thought encompasses a range of ideas about markets, wealth, consumption and economic justice.
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Long before the modern degrowth movement, Islamic economic thought placed limits on consumption, challenged wealth concentration and treated economic activity as a moral question.
Even though women are getting more new appointments to boards of directors, men still secure more new terms after their appointment.
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Interviews with reporters funded by the government’s Local Journalism Initiative reveal no evidence of political interference but clear examples of pressure from advertisers.
New research into hiring in the food services sector shows Indigenous job seekers are being screened out at the first rung of the career ladder.
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New research shows that Indigenous applicants can face discrimination at the hiring stage, even when they have the same qualifications and experience as other candidates.
Remote work can provide flexibility, but it can also reduce opportunities for informal interaction with colleagues.
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For early-career workers, remote work can mean fewer opportunities to work alongside experienced colleagues.
Canada actively recruits highly educated and skilled immigrants, yet many end up in jobs that do not make full use of their education and experience.
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When the skills of new immigrants exceed the demands of their jobs, organizations may risk losing valued employees.
Minister of Finance and National Revenue Francois-Philippe Champagne speaks at a news conference on Canada’s response to U.S. tariffs, at a roofing company in Ottawa, on Aug. 25, 2026.
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Ottawa’s decision to walk away may have been justified, but it is costly for an economy still heavily dependent on the U.S. market.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks about Canada’s response to new U.S. tariffs during a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Aug. 22, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Patrick Doyle.
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Women and racialized executives often outperform white men as CEOs. But that may say as much about the barriers they had to overcome to reach the top as it does about their leadership ability.
Saving for retirement is one of many financial decisions facing younger adults. You might be balancing debt, housing costs, savings and retirement planning.
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