November 15, 2018
Canadian governments and their service-provider partners are tackling increasingly complex social problems. Effective solutions will depend on how well they can identify what initiatives are and are not working, and how well the most promising ones can be adapted and scaled up. Read More
October 30, 2018
A decade after the financial crisis of 2008, many Ontarians remain somewhat uncertain about the future, expressing concerns about job security and opportunities for economic mobility, and mixed views about their social safety net. This is the main finding from a new Mowat report analyzing our Portraits 2017 survey data. Read More
October 25, 2018
The landscape for evidence-informed policymaking is changing rapidly. While important social issues are becoming more complex and entrenched, there exist challenges which impede the generation and adoption of evidence to inform impactful social policy in Canada. Read More
October 23, 2018
The last recession had a profound effect on Ontario, but its effects were felt differently by Ontarians from different backgrounds and in different regions of the province. This is the picture that emerges from the 2016 census data on income and employment, analyzed in Mowat’s latest A Different Ontario report. Read More
October 4, 2018
It is well known that Ontario’s population is aging. But a closer look at census data reveals that Ontario’s population is aging more rapidly in smaller communities, many of which are also losing younger people needed to support local economies and the local services on which aging Ontarians rely. Read More
September 27, 2018
Governance is one of the most challenging and complex issues in the non-profit sector. It is typically regarded as something that boards do, and problems with governance are usually understood as problems with board performance. Read More
September 6, 2018
The federal government is currently choosing its approach on national pharmacare. New Mowat research finds that the success of any approach depends in part on how it interacts with the variety of existing provincial pharmacare programs. Read More
August 29, 2018
Cannabis use creates direct costs for governments, especially in the areas of health care and criminal justice. New analysis from the Mowat Centre shows that following legalization, there is a real risk that overall costs could increase. Read More
August 16, 2018
When Bitcoin was in the news earlier this year, little attention was paid to the blockchain technology that underpins it. This is unfortunate as blockchain’s emergence has important implications far beyond cryptocurrency. Our new report cuts through the hype to take an in-depth look at this technology, and analyze its promises and perils for Canadian governments. Read More
July 30, 2018
What effects might artificial intelligence, the sharing economy, and other disruptive technologies have on government revenues? A new Mowat Centre report examines how taxation systems based on residency are ill-suited for a digital, global economy. Read More
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