Social Policy

All Categories
Man in a ball cap points a scanner gun at a tall row of shelves filled with boxes of food.

Budget 2026 offers help, but won’t reach everyone who needs it

A photograph of Question 1 in Alberta’s immigration referendum: Do you support the Government of Alberta taking increased control over immigration for the purposes of decreasing immigration to more sustainable levels, prioritizing economic migration and giving Albertans first priority on new employment opportunities?

Alberta’s immigration referendum is over. Now what?

An illustration of a silhouette with a woman in in front of a red and blue background.

Canada must stop treating sexual strangulation as just rough sex

Quebecois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon holds up a chart while sitting at a table.

Why the Parti Québécois can’t limit asylum seekers in Quebec

Brightly coloured crayons in pots with an empty daycare centre in the background.

Child-care policy should serve families, not just the economy

A row of white two-storey homes sits across from a couple standalone homes.

It should be easier to invest savings in community projects

People with their backs to the camera have their hands raised in a stock-photo meeting.

New housing co-ops need stronger democratic safeguards

Digital arrows are forming a loop and are surrounded by microchips.

Disability policy offers Canada a blueprint for governing AI

Two boys at a chalkboard covered in math problems.

AI in the classroom is here. A policy patchwork is failing Canadian students

Ontario Premier Doug Ford leads Prime Minister Mark Carney off stage to the right leave following an announcement on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.

What return-to-office mandates mean for women in the workforce

A man in a whit shirt and ballcap waves a large Acadian flag as he walks.

Canada needs its own Bill 101

People in silhouette, some with arms up and holding signs, appear behind a Canadian flag.

What public opinion tells us about the political outlook for 2026

A seven-year-old transgender boy is photographed amid some trees in dark silhouette.

When the notwithstanding clause becomes a political weapon

Four Canadian passports

Birthright citizenship and the politics of “birth tourism”

Hundreds of people fill the street, all of them wearing orange shirts.

Orange shirts aren’t enough when systemic equality is backsliding

Colourful animated figures meet. A larger green figure has collected the word bubbles belonging to the other figures. A small start is making the green blob give them back.

Why universities need a pluralism monitor

A star at the entre of several other animated figures with a surrounding thread.

A better way to run meetings: In-action reviews improve decision-making

Multiple generations of little multi-coloured animated blobs.

Guardianship governance: representing future generations in decision-making

Colourful animated figures with thought bubbles with question marks and lightbulbs.

Creating space for honest disagreement in polarized settings

A depiction of a circuit board in tones of blue.

Boycotting the AI task force is counterproductive

Stylized illustration of two hands holding the edges of two interlocking puzzle pieces that make up a full speech bubble.

Universities can’t indigenize from inside. Co-governance is the missing catalyst

A few dozen women and a couple men surround Sen. McPhedran who is at a podium.

Diversity of candidates is fundamental to trust in political leadership

A shiny new foodbank with food organized on shelves with aisles like a supermarket.

Ten million Canadians live in food-insecure households. The federal budget doesn’t help them

Multi-coloured animated figures gathered around an inner circle.

Governance 2.0: Having healthier conflict to make better decisions

Load More
Policy Options
The public forum for the public good
1470 Peel St. #200 Montréal, Québec Canada H3A 1T1
(514) 985-2461
irpp@irpp.org
Canadian Online Publishing
2023 Gold Best Continuing Coverage of a Story
2019 Silver Best Column Best Podcast
Digital Publishing Awards
2018 Silver Best Column
2017 Gold Best Column
Published By
Institute for Research
on Public Policy