Canada's standard of living has been quietly declining — the result of a broken cycle of innovation adoption, productivity and economic growth. Reduced affordability, slow wage growth and growing pressure on public services are the consequence. Reversing this trend is one of the most urgent economic challenges of our time.

The Canadian Standard of Living, Productivity and Innovation Lecture Series, sponsored by Dr. Savvas Chamberlain and presented by CIGI, brings together experts and decision-makers to examine the evidence and chart a path forward.

Lecture 1 — Core Productivity Drivers and Diagnostics Ricardo Hausmann, Harvard's Growth Lab | April 9, 2026

Lecture 2 — Challenges and Opportunities for Canada's Standard of Living Anil Arora, Former Chief Statistician, Statistics Canada | May 13, 2026

Lecture 3 — Actions to Improve Living Standards in Canada Armine Yalnizyan, Atkinson Fellow on the Future of Workers | October 7, 2026

Lecture 4 — Policy Priorities to Improve Living Standards in Canada Stephen Tapp, Centre for the Study of Living Standards | November 5, 2026

Register now: lp.cigionline.org/canadian-productivity