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Forum: How Canada’s energy sector can navigate a Gulf Oil Crisis
The crisis in the Middle East has sent shock waves through oil markets and global economy but it may also create new opportunities for Canada’s energy sector.
Dr. Winter testifies before Standing Committee about Industrial Carbon Pricing
Dr. Jennifer Winter of the School of Public Policy and leader of the Canadian Climate Policy Partnership testified before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development about Industrial Carbon Pricing on April 21. Below is her opening statement to the Committee.
A vision for North America beyond CUSMA focus for NNAI Washington trip
Details from the New North America Initiative's week-long trip to brief stakeholders and policy makers in Washington D.C. ahead of the CUSMA/USMCA negotiations.
From Classroom to Foothills: Experiential Learning and Traditional Knowledge unfold for UCalgary grad students
Away from the classroom and into the open landscape, UCalgary graduate students traded theory for lived experience and Traditional Knowledge in the foothills of Pine Creek Valley.
SEDV Student Profile: "We owe the future more than just survival"
Nazifa Rahman shares how her work experiences and current studies in the MSc Sustainable Energy Development (SEDV) support her goal of driving long-term sustainability.
Johnston: Could the Iran War Catalyze Canadian Oil and Gas?
How conflict in the Middle East could propel the country to energy-superpower status.
Charting Our Course
Annual Report 2025
2025 was a year of transition and achievement for the School of Public Policy.
Charting Our Course was chosen as the theme for this annual report to reflect the need to adapt in a fast-changing world while also establishing a path forward for the School. Learn more about our accomplishments and activities in 2025.
Recent Publications
Lee Stevens, Ron Kneebone & Margarita Wilkins
Social Policy Trends: The Growing Gap in Purchasing Power
The purchasing power of Canadian households has increased since 1976 though more for some than others…
Alex Bierman & Fahimeh Mehrabi
Housing Policy Trends: Housing Insecurity in Later-Life Affects Homeowners Too
A central goal for many Canadians has always been to own their own home. Home ownership is typically considered…
Myles Leslie
Health Policy Trends: Virtual Primary Care
The COVID-19 virus shocked primary care systems across Canada, with Alberta being no exception. After years of investment in, and debate around, virtually delivered care…
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Research Areas of Focus
The School of Public Policy is driven by a mission to create meaningful change. Explore how our research—and the communities around it—advance critical conversations and practical solutions.
From taxation and interprovincial trade to economic productivity, our experts develop policy options that support economic growth and national prosperity. We work with governments, business, academics and other organizations to research and generate practical solutions to Canada’s generational economic challenges.
Energy and natural resources are drivers of economic prosperity and growth in Canada but face uncertain future. We work with governments, Indigenous peoples, industry, and civil society to bring a trans-disciplinary, global, and solutions-oriented agenda to the risk and opportunities in energy, critical minerals and other natural resources.
Our focus is on developing international trade policy options that enable economic growth and improve the quality of life for Canadians. Our priorities are Canada-U.S. relations, with the New North America Initiative, and the Indo-Pacific. We bring together leading thinkers to research and respond to a rapidly changing global trade environment.
Improving our health and social systems is essential to the prosperity and well-being of Canadians. Applying a transdisciplinary lens to our research, we take on some of society’s most complex challenges: mental health for children, youth and adults; homelessness; improving primary healthcare; and immigration and social cohesion.
Canada is a complex country that’s difficult to govern effectively. We bring together academia, government, business and civil society to collaborate in creating a better future for Canada. Our focus is on federal-provincial and interprovincial relations, climate policy regulatory oversight, security and defence, and Indigenous reconciliation.
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