Taking Productivity Seriously: - The Case for an Ontario Productivity Commission

We also recognize the support of the University of Toronto and the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy as the Ontario 360 project’s intellectual and administrative home. [...] The Productivity Commission’s the Commission must work “to improve history emphasizes this in reflecting that: the overall economic performance of the economy through higher productivity in “Australian economic policy, driven by the public and private sectors in order market pressures and the contributions to achieve higher living standards for all of many institutions and individuals, members of. [...] For example, mentioned previously, the Commission recent reports looked at the impact is mandated to take a broad perspective, of ageing and demographic change considering the holistic interests of the on Australian public policy, as well as economy and Australians as a whole the impact of housing assistance on rather than the narrow interests of a participation in employment. [...] 7.8), creating a risk protection system that The report goes on to discuss several encourages entrepreneurship and a long of the headwinds hindering Australia’s term view (recommendation 3.1), more productivity growth, including the rise flexible and streamlined planning and of the services sector as a dominant part zoning (recommendation 3.2), improving of the Australian economy and rising compet. [...] 8 General policy guidelines for Commission (1) In the performance of its functions, the Commission must have regard to the need: (a) to improve the overall economic performance of the economy through higher productivity in the public and private sectors in order to achieve higher living standards for all members of the Australian community; and (b) to reduce regulation of industry (including regul.