May 1, 2011
Benchmarking arrangements are being increasingly adopted in federal systems. All federations face the issue of balancing the interests of the central government in key areas of public policy with the desire of constituent units to have autonomy or at least flexibility in terms of how they manage major programs. The Mowat Centre, in cooperation with the School of Public Policy and Governance and the Forum of Federations held a one-day by-invitation workshop in Toronto to discuss the applicability of benchmarks in the Canadian federal context and what Canada could learn from international experiences.
