A multi-year initiative exploring one of the biggest factors shaping B.C.'s and Canada's long-term prosperity.
What is productivity, really?
Productivity is simply how much the economy produces for every hour worked.
It reflects how effectively people, businesses, and organizations use their time, skills, technology, and capital to create goods and services.
Productivity isn't about working longer or harder. It's about finding smarter ways to get more value from the resources we already have.
Why Project Productivity?
Canada’s productivity growth has lagged behind many of our peers for years, making it harder to raise wages, attract investment, grow businesses, and fund the public services people rely on.
Project Productivity brings together business leaders, policymakers, educators, and other partners to better understand this challenge and advance practical solutions.
Together, we are working to:
Strengthen public understanding of productivity and why it matters.
Develop practical, evidence-based policy recommendations.
Foster collaboration across business, government, academia, and other sectors.
What does productivity look like?
Better tools
A mechanic repairs more vehicles with modern equipment.
Better technology
A farmer with GPS equipment can grow more food using the same land.
Better Processes
A hospital reduces paperwork so nurses spend more time with patients.
Canada's productivity problem.
Canada's productivity growth has fallen behind many of our peers over the past two decades. While other advanced economies have steadily increased output per hour worked, Canada's progress has been much slower, contributing to weaker wage growth and lower living standards over time.
Labour Productivity Across Advanced Economies
What We’re Working On.
Explore our latest research, articles, events, and commentary as we examine Canada's productivity challenge and highlight practical solutions for long-term economic growth.
Moving the needle.
Improving productivity requires long-term collaboration, investment, and commitment.
We’re proud to work with our Productivity Partners, whose support is advancing research, meaningful dialogue, and practical solutions in B.C. and across Canada.
Our founding partner, Ryan Peterson, helped launch Project Productivity through a landmark 10-year commitment. We’re grateful for that leadership and welcome other organizations that share our vision.
Productivity Partners
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