This working paper examines the impacts of the Canadian employment strategy, the Targeted Initiative for Older Workers, in the Fort St. James community in north-central British Columbia. The paper notes that older workers are generally well employed at the aggregate level in Canada, but may face...

Most of Peter Hicks's research papers that can be accessed on SSRN are relevant to current policy issues or to current policy analysis. This 1996 article, while dated in its specific policy advice, is being made accessible in order illustrate the long lags in understanding and the...