It is with great sadness the Canada West Foundation family mourns the loss of Larry Blain, a dedicated Canadian and member of the CWF board since 2014.

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December 4-5, 2023 | Ottawa, ON

IPSF 2023 is the largest and most comprehensive Indo-Pacific conference in Canada on Canada’s defence and trade engagement in the Indo-Pacific. The forum will convene a diverse in-person audience of over 150 participants, encompassing federal and provincial government officials, academics, business leaders, the foreign diplomatic corps and key stakeholders from the Indo-Pacific region.

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A new report from the Canada West Foundation offers recommendations to help employers and candidates better communicate using the language of competencies – the skills, knowledge and attributes that allow for a successful hire.  

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A report from the Canada West Foundation offers recommendations to improve Canada’s major project assessment process and remain competitive in the global economy. 

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A new report shows the immense scale of change needed in the electricity systems of Canada’s four western provinces as mass electrification transforms industry, transportation, buildings and homes.

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The federal government’s recently-released long-awaited Indo-Pacific Strategy will have more impact on the West compared to the rest of Canada. One thing clear from the relatively brief strategy and confusion in the federal government’s communication about it, there is still a window to help the government add detail to how the strategy will be implemented…

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An analysis of all projects submitted under the federal Impact Assessment Act (IAA) shows that three and a half years after the Act came into force, progress is slow and almost all projects are still in very early stages of assessment…

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The demand for literacy skills in the workplace continues to rise as individuals face new technologies, new work processes, more advanced machinery, changes to regulations and new co-workers, all of which demand good or better levels of literacy. Workers must be able to understand what they have read and then apply that understanding to solve new problems…

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As the federal government turns to economic growth through the spring 2022 budget and the National Infrastructure Assessment, the report provides seven building blocks that are critical to the development of a nation-building infrastructure plan which is a key enabler for economic growth.

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