Research Reports
An occasional series presenting research results on areas of Canada’s involvement with Asia undertaken by Canadian and international scholars.
This report assesses the opportunities and challenges for realizing a North American Gateway. The report explores factors critical to Canada’s ability to capitalize on this opportunity. The authors contend that changing dynamics in the global economy combined with Canadian advantages in logistics and transportation infrastructure create a ‘nation-building’ opportunity for Canada...
March 06, 2013
The Second Conference of Canada-China Human Capital Dialogue took place on November 28th, 2012 in Ottawa, Canada. Jointly organized by the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, the Chinese Academy of Personnel Science, the Center for China & Globalization and the China Society for Research on Exchange and Development of International Professionals, the conference provided a platform for both...
January 09, 2013
This paper examines immigration and recruitment strategies of Australia, Canada, Hong Kong SAR, Japan, Singapore and the United States. Many countries depend on immigrant labor forces to offset the impact of population aging, obtain new knowledge and foreign talent, to promote entrepreneurship and to expand into foreign markets. How are governments responding to mounting competition for...
December 12, 2012
This report assesses and makes recommendations on the role that regional institutions and bilateral mechanisms should play in a government strategy to pursue Canada’s interests and secure its place in Asia. The report argues that success in Asia takes not just a whole-of-government, but a whole-of-country approach. The authors contend that Canada’s efforts must be large-scale, ambitious,...
September 06, 2012
This report provides a framework for understanding the nascent Canada-Asia energy relationship and provides ideas on how the relationship could be advanced. It outlines the case for making a broad-based Canada-Asia energy relationship a national priority and calls for leadership to develop a strategic framework to enhance energy relations with Asia. This task force was created jointly by...
June 06, 2012
This report examines where China currently stands in the global competition for talent and outlines measures for China to attract top talents from abroad. As part of a research report series for APF Canada’s Canada-China Human Capital Dialogue, this piece highlights how the global competition for talent is intensifying and argues China needs to move quickly to improve its measures to cultivate...
May 17, 2012
This report examines the landscape of Chinese studies in Canada and examines the opportunities and challenges to build deeper programs of Chinese studies throughout the country. The piece asks how we can better equip the next generation of Canadian students with critical knowledge on China to help them understand and facilitate a durable and broad-based relationship with China.
March 15, 2012
The Canada-Korea Forum is a high-level, Track II dialogue on current important issues to both countries. The meeting alternates each year between Korea and Canada, and this year Canada hosted the Forum in Calgary. In addition to discussions on political and economic developments in the two countries, the Canada-Korea Forum 2011 had a special focus on prospects for deeper cooperation in...
December 20, 2011
‘The Canada We Want in 2020,’ produced by Canada 2020, is an edited volume of 15 papers by leading Canadians - business leaders, former senior politicians and public servants, and academics - proposing a variety of policy options to address challenges and opportunities in the areas of healthcare, balancing carbon production and consumption, income inequality and productivity, and...
November 25, 2011
The 2011-2012 State of the Region Report produced by the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (PECC) includes an analysis on the global economic environment and pattern of recovery over the last 12 months; a survey of over 400 opinion leaders on the key issues to be discussed by APEC Ministers and Leaders at their meetings in Honolulu; and an index of economic integration in the Asia-Pacific...
September 29, 2011
