PolicyJobs newsletter
connecting good people with good work
Springboard Policy produces a policy jobs newsletter to share public policy job opportunities in the Toronto area (PolicyJobsTO) and the Ottawa area (PolicyJobsOTT). What started as an experiment by Jamie and Noah in 2016 with a few dozen people is now read by thousands each week and has connected hundreds of employers with public policy talent.
PolicyJobs advice
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PolicyJobs guide to informational interviews
A how-to on setting up good conversations for learning
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Six easy tricks for findings a job in public policy
A short guide on how to find job openings that interest you.
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What we learned from four years of PolicyJobsTO
Seven takeaways from a few thousand policy job postings.
policy extra-curriculars
Springboard (very) occasionally works on policy projects outside of client work for the love of the game (or to dive into something intriguing). You can click on the tiles below to read some of these projects over the years.
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The time tax refers to the many hours that people spend doing paperwork or other tasks just to receive government services and supports. At its worst, the time tax can be regressive, wasteful, and ineffective. Despite this, the time tax often flies under the radar. We think it deserves more attention.
This series of articles looks at the time tax, the harms it causes, and how it might be fixed.
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Prompted by the Canadian Space Agency’s (CSA) call for Canadians to share their visions for Canada’s future in space, Springboard Policy and Vass Bednar convened a group of public policy and technology professionals from across Canada in fall 2020.
This 2021 discussion paper reflects the key themes of those discussions and highlights key issues that should be at the core of a framework for Canada’s space future.
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In 2019, we started a project looking at the future of think tanks and the role they play in generating better public policy ideas.