By invitation-only.

In partnership with the O’Brien Institute for Public Health at the Cumming School of Medicine Topics: Why is Canada’s healthcare system not sufficiently innovative? Should an ‘Innovation Fund’ be adopted at the federal level? Are patient-centred care and integration achievable goals? Regulation and taxes – what can improved? Dr. David Naylor, Chair of the Advisory […]

A storm of media controversy has surrounded the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”) and its incorporation by agreement into Canadian law in 2014. A consistent objection to FATCA is that it violates the privacy of Canadian taxpayers, simply for falling within FATCA’s broad definition of US persons. Taxpayer information is collected by Canadian […]

Rainmaker Global Business Development and The School of Public Policy hosted the first, and only, foreign direct investment (FDI) specific conference for those involved in Canadian FDI attraction, trends, statistics and policy. In this era of an increasingly globalized world economy, foreign direct investment is a significant driving force behind economic growth and the international integration of markets for goods and services. […]

Conference on Public Acceptance of Energy Projects What does “Social Licence” mean for Canada’s regulatory systems? We’ve all heard of “social licence”. But everyone seems to have a different definition. We don’t know exactly what it is, but we do know that unlike a regulatory system built on rules of evidence and rule of law, […]

Join Young Women in Energy (YWE) for a Lunch and Learn on one of the most difficult leadership challenges – the transition from individual contributor to first time leader. Kim Ketchum, Human Resources Business Partner and Leadership Consultant will explore this transition and facilitate ways to give up the tasks and responsibilities that earned you the leadership title; […]

We all know the future of trade for Canada lies with Asia. But has Asia already moved on without us? Trade links are solidifying, and Canada is facing significant challenges in the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations. The stakes are high. So what does Canada need to do to catch Asia’s tidal wave of economic growth? Speakers: Ailish Campbell, Vice […]

Canada is over 80% urbanized. Our cities face issues that are changing the way they provide services, finance operations and govern residents. These issues not only impact urban Canada, but are vital to the national economy. The School of Public Policy has embarked on a major program in urban research to provide an objective and […]

The regulation of financial markets has been a “top of mind” topic since the global near-meltdown of 2008 – for good reason. Regulation of financial markets isn’t easy. To get it right, we need to balance giving those markets enough freedom to raise money to spur on economic growth, against restraining the tendencies of those […]

Take an in-depth look at the Canadian personal income tax (PIT) system and ideas for reform.  This symposium will provide a platform to explore options for reforming the largest single source of revenue for Canadian governments.  Specific aspects of the system including the progressivity of the PIT, unit of taxation, treatment of retirement savings, delivery […]

Canada’s population is aging – fast.  Is Canada headed towards a demographic freight train that will derail balanced budgets, a sustainable health care system and dependable retirement income?  What are the trends that we should be most worried about, and what are the public policy fixes, if any, that can get Canada’s social programs back […]

Over the past two decades there has been a significant shift in global power dynamics. The world has witnessed the economic transformation of Asia, the emergence of other globally significant players such as Brazil and the relative economic decline of the European Union. Within this evolving landscape, America has become increasingly distracted, war weary, and, […]

Join The School of Public Policy for the release of a new report by author Trevor Tombe that, perhaps for the first time, analyzes whether Alberta should be trying to create more value-added industries rather than simply exporting our raw goods. The logic from Thomas Mulcair and others is elegant, and tempting – if we […]

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While population aging and commodities driven skilled trades shortages and economic boom conditions have driven the discourse over broad policy areas like immigration, post secondary education, (OTHERS), it appears that the recent pause imposed on immigration flows and growing reconsideration of the roles of universities and the encouragement to young workers not to expect to […]

The Sinneave Family Foundation, the University of Calgary’s Hotchkiss Brain Institute and The School of Public Policy are pleased to host an event to pay tribute to the memory of the Hon. James Flaherty, former federal Minister of Finance, and to raise funds for a legacy contribution to the Abilities Centre in Whitby, ON. This […]

We all know about the stock market. Trillions of dollars of money in a highly regulated, transparent trading environment that helps fuel corporate growth. But there is another, larger source of that growth. The “exempt market”. You may know it from the $10,000 you invested in your brother’s new start-up company, with only a small […]

On November 4, Americans head back to the polls to decide which party will control the Senate and the House of Representatives during Barack Obama’s last two years as President.  It could be a big day for the Republican Party, as most forecasters are predicting they will win a majority of seats in the Senate. […]

The School of Public Policy is pleased to host our Provincial Budgeting Roundtable, featuring a lunch keynote by Jim Dinning, Chair of the Board, Western Financial Group Topics for the day will include: – The Structure and Presentation of Provincial Budgets – Should the Province Establish an Independent Budget Office? – Managing and Harnessing Alberta's […]

The School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary, in partnership with the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute and the Centre for Military and Strategic Studies at the University of Calgary, is pleased to present the second symposium that will address the Jenkins Panel recommendations toward the goal of improving the effectiveness of […]