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Powering Up: Preparing Canada's skilled trades for a post-pandemic economy

September 14, 2021

Key Points 25% of Canada’s 4 million tradespeople will need to upgrade their skills within five years amid significant digital...

Building Bandwidth: The Conversation Continues

August 4, 2021

Building Bandwidth was always intended as a conversation starter. Here are five ideas for moving forward, based on insights from Indigenous techies across Canada.

Lululemon's Tom Waller on the merits of ambiguity, the perils of wallowing in success and why 'projects own people'

July 20, 2021

Tom Waller, of Lululemon, speaks about the importance of purpose and what he's learned as leader of Whitespace, the firm's in-house innovation and R&D team.

Ajay Agrawal on how to build your creative muscle

July 20, 2021

Ajay Agrawal, the founder of the Creative Destruction Lab, speaks about the importance of goal-setting, how to recognize success and more.

Brittany Forsyth's lightbulb moment

July 20, 2021

Brittany Forsyth, outgoing chief talent officer at Shopify, speaks about maintaining a creative startup culture in the face of explosive growth.

Josie Fung talks art class, integrative thinking, and why creativity is 'everyone's job'

July 20, 2021

Josie Fung of I-Think speaks about Creative economy and the importance of creativity in education system.

The Coming Creativity Boom: How human ingenuity will power the 2020s

July 20, 2021

As Canada emerges from the pandemic, creativity is the new “it” skill. Find out why in our new report, The Coming Creativity Boom.

Building Bandwidth: Preparing Indigenous youth for a digital future

July 13, 2021

RBC Thought Leadership outlines eight ways that governments, educators, and employers could help prepare Indigenous youth for the digital future.

The immigration balancing act

June 29, 2021

A new RBC Economics report argues that Canada could benefit from making some recent immigration policy innovations permanent.

Canadian immigration showing signs of rebound

April 15, 2021

Canada’s invitation to 90,000 temporary residents and international students could be a game-changer and lead to a rebound in immigration—but it’s not clear how much.

And Now the Reset: 9 ways COVID has changed consumers, and business, for the decade ahead

March 15, 2021

A look at 9 major trends shaping the decade ahead, and the possibilities that exist for savvy businesses and innovators.

COVID Further Clouded the Outlook for Canadian Women at Risk of Disruption

March 4, 2021

RBC Economics investigates how the pandemic is affecting women in work and what needs to be done to secure full labour market participation.