The Walrus Talks at Home: Growing Canadian Productivity

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How can Canada become an innovation nation?

Put simply, productivity measures how we convert work into economic output. Strong productivity leads to faster growth, more jobs, and higher wages, and can help protect the economy from high inflation and the shocks of – for example – a global trade war. But Canada’s productivity growth has stagnated in recent years – and over the past four decades, it has slipped significantly.

One way to build up productivity is to harness the energies of Canada’s most innovative thinkers. Our post-secondary research sector is world class. Every day, brilliant minds are developing research and ideas that could help remedy our lagging productivity. How can we better transfer these critical efforts into the private sector? There is extraordinary value in higher education and the cutting-edge research it enables, and Canadians will benefit from better integration between academics and our public and private sectors.

Join us to learn more about how higher education can contribute to building Canada’s productivity.

 

Featuring

• Tima Bansal, Canada Research Chair in Business Sustainability
• Trevor Tombe, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Calgary; Director, Fiscal and Economic Policy, The School of Public Policy
• Akolisa Ufodike, Associate Professor, School of Administrative Studies, York University
• Val Walker, CEO, Business + Higher Education Roundtable

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET REGISTER ON EVENTBRITE Online Event – Free with registration

Accessibility Information We strive to be accessible and inclusive. If you require support to be able to fully participate in this event, please contact events@thewalrus.ca or (416) 971-5004, ext. 232.

Simultaneous French interpretation will be available. Livestream captioning will be available for this event.

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