Voices “With American college costs rising, and the American dollar strong against the Canadian currency, more and more high school students are looking to Canadian universities for their college education.” Read more. -Tamar Lewin, New York Times.

Perspectives: The Costs and Benefits of Education

Market value of a post-secondary degree remains as strong as ever
Canada Millennium Scholarship Foundation
June 23, 2009

Although the number of post-secondary graduates has grown in recent years, the benefits of a degree, in terms of stable employment and higher earnings, have not diminished.

Read the full report here.

Smaller cheques to more students: a boost in back-to-school spending
Globe and Mail
June 24, 2009

The Conservative government is aligning itself with the back-to-school crowd as the grim job market triggers a spike in college and university applications.

Favors for Northern Neighbors
Inside Higher Ed
June 26, 2009

At a growing number of community colleges along the U.S.-Canada border, the term “in-state tuition” is losing its original meaning.

In The News

Team Canada storms U.S. in war on "Buy American"
Toronto Star
June 10, 2009

As Canadian diplomats storm Washington in a bid to "contain the contagion" of Buy American protectionism, they are finding friends among Stateside groups anxious to keep trade flowing in the depths of recession.

Globalization dented, not derailed
Export Development Canada
June 3, 2009

Globalization always rubs some people the wrong way, but this is especially the case during recessions. However, globalization is more a force of nature than a passing fad.

Which cars are truly born in the U.S.A.?
New York Times
June 20, 2009

Which is the more American product: a Chevy Malibu Hybrid with a transmission from Canada assembled in the U.S., or a Ford Flex built in Canada with an engine produced in the U.S.? Due to the inter-related nature of today’s economy it isn’t so easy to tell which cars are truly born in the U.S.A., and a new interactive feature from the New York Times illustrates the complexities of auto production.

A land of opportunity
Toronto Star
June 6, 2009

When you ask Darrell Gacom what he liked about his trip to Toronto, he'll sound like any other tourist. But what really impressed the Tampa, Fla., businessman was the city's educated workforce, the dozens of languages it speaks, the safe communities and the low corporate tax rates.

Innovation

Citizen Lab

The Citizen Lab is an interdisciplinary laboratory based at the Munk Centre for International Studies at the University of Toronto, Canada focusing on advanced research and development at the intersection of digital media and world politics.

Citizen Lab’s Psiphon software, designed for citizens of countries that block access to many Web sites to evade government internet censorship, is the first recipient of a new award for digital pioneers chosen by an international group of specialists and awarded in Paris. Read more.

 

Publications

Education Matters
Statistics Canada

A new report provides insights into Canada’s educational system, its training and development programs and transitions into the labor market.

Blog

How Canada Does Banking: The First in a Series about how Canada Manages its Economy
Economix Blog
June 8, 2009

"During the credit crisis, no Canadian banks failed, and none required government capital infusions. And last week when Canada’s major banks issued their quarterly statements, all but one were profitable..."

June 2009 

Multimedia

The Ramifications of "Buy American"
 
Economists Gary Hufbauer and Philip Levy examine the deleterious effects of "Buy American" in the U.S. and abroad, and describe how the situation can be ameliorated. Listen.

People

Shirley Tilghman, President, Princeton University.

A native of Canada, Tilghman received her Honors B.Sc. in chemistry from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. During postdoctoral studies at the National Institutes of Health, she made a number of groundbreaking discoveries while participating in cloning the first mammalian gene. She is renowned not only for her pioneering research, but for her national leadership on behalf of women in science and for promoting efforts to make the early careers of young scientists as meaningful and productive as possible.

State Trade Fact Sheet

Tennessee: The Volunteer State

Tennessee and Canada maintained their close economic relationship in 2007 as two-way trade reached $40 million on an average day. The state imported goods worth $9.4 billion from Canada, and exported $5.1 billion worth. Canada was the state’s most valuable trading partner, purchasing more of Tennessee’s worldwide goods than its next five trading partners — Mexico, China, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Germany — combined.

The Monitor

The Monitor is a concise and insightful look at the U.S.-Canada business and economic relationship. This collection of news articles, scholarship and thoughts from leading economists, journalists, academics and members of the business community is meant to provide you with an overview of the various perspectives on the dynamic and interconnected nature of the U.S.-Canada economic relationship. Each month we focus on a core subject of importance to both economies; this month features a spotlight on education.

We welcome your feedback and hope to highlight some of your comments each month. Write to us and tell us what you think at: connect2canada@
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Regards,
The Monitor Staff