Ontario Universities: Driving Jobs and Regional Growth
Presentation by Steve Orsini, President and CEO, Council of Ontario Universities
TORONTO, August 20, 2024 – Ontario’s universities presented the third annual Council of Ontario Universities (COU) – Association of Municipalities Ontario (AMO) Lecture Series at this year’s AMO Conference, which focused on municipal workforce planning and the future of work across the province.
The session, titled Partnering to Drive Local Workforce and Economic Development, included introductory remarks from Steve Orsini, President and CEO, Council of Ontario Universities, and also featured a keynote address from Brian Lewis, Ontario’s former chief economist who is now a senior fellow at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy of the University of Toronto, a senior fellow with the C.D. Howe Institute and a frequent contributor to Ontario 360.
Their presentations, both included below, looked at the future job needs of Ontario and how local communities and universities can work together to address current challenges, driving workforce growth and regional economic development.
The Future of Work and Ontario Municipalities
Presentation by Brian Lewis, Ontario’s former chief economist and Senior Fellow at the Munk School…
To learn more about the work underway at our universities, read Partnering with Municipalities to Drive Regional Talent Development, our companion booklet, which details how universities are helping towns and cities across the province drive workforce development and find solutions to the present and future economic challenges facing our communities.