Elections held across Canada during the pandemic hold key lessons for Ontario

In the report, published by the IRPP’s Centre of Excellence on the Canadian Federation, Allison Harell and Laura Stephenson analyze what worked and what didn’t in provincial and federal elections held over the past two years and assess the...

Canada’s Federal Budget 2022

The federal government tabled the 2022 budget on April 7. Coming in the third year of the pandemic, hot off the Liberal-NDP agreement, and the escalating Russian invasion of Ukraine, the federal budget responds both to immediate needs and...

Do Canadians love or hate equalization? It depends on how they feel about Canada — and Quebec.

New research from the IRPP shows that whether people support equalization depends largely on their attachment to their province and country — and on how they perceive Quebec.

We’re hiring!

The Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP) is seeking a research associate for its Centre of Excellence on the Canadian Federation. The Centre is a permanent research body within the IRPP. Its mission is to build a deeper...

National survey shows increased support among non-Indigenous Canadians for Indigenous rights and reconciliation

A new study shows non-Indigenous Canadians have recently become more supportive of Indigenous rights and more concerned at the slow pace of progress being made toward reconciliation.

The next generation of Indigenous self-government in Yukon

Indigenous treaties are enormously significant for both First Nations groups and Canada. These treaties are constitutionally recognized agreements that lay out the relationship between Indigenous Peoples and Canada, where Yukon is a leader in treaty-making. Out of the 14 Indigenous groups that...

One year of data shows Canada’s provinces and territories took very different approaches to fighting COVID-19

Un an après le début de la pandémie de COVID-19, une nouvelle étude de l’Institut de recherche en politique publique (IRPP) et de l’Université Oxford met en lumière les différences flagrantes qui existent entre les mesures adoptées par chaque...

The strengths of Canadian federalism can help end the long-term care crisis

our governments should exploit the strengths of Canadian federalism to improve long-term care, as demonstrated in a new publication from the IRPP’s Centre of Excellence on the Canadian Federation.

COVID-19 and Canadian federalism

COVID-19 has tested Canada’s intergovernmental system. With the stakes as high as they are, it’s crucial that all levels of government continue to meet, communicate, and try to work together. To make that process a little easier, this week’s...