Policy Institutes Politics Society and Culture Canada

Policy institutes study a wide range public policy issues and topics; publish position papers; conduct conferences on public policy topics; etc. Their web sites are often good sources of information and opinion on public issues. Some policy institutes are nonpartisan, particularly if they are associated with universities, but most have a particular point of view. Institutes in this category cover the full range of the political spectrum.

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• Parkland Institute - Studies political, economic, social, and cultural issues facing Albertans and Canadians, using the perspective of political economy.
  
• Couchiching Institute on Public Affairs - Increases the awareness and understanding of domestic and international issues through open and inclusive discussion, without advocacy or partisanship.
  
• Canada West Foundation - Aims at bringing Western perspectives to Canadian policy debates. Conservative orientation.
  
• Centre for the Study of Civic Renewal (CSCR) - A non-profit organization dedicated to promoting research and informed public debate on what constitutes, and how to create, a good society.
  
• Frontier Centre for Public Policy - A conservative/libertarian, non-profit think tank founded to undertake research and education in support of economic growth and social outcomes which will enhance the quality of life.
  
• Centre for Cultural Renewal - Focuses on the connections between public policy, culture, moral discourse and religious belief.
  
• Tommy Douglas Research Institute - An independent, social democratic non-profit Canadian economic and social research and educational organization. Aims to redirect public attention to the respective role of both the large business sector and governments in providing for the well-being of
  
• Caledon Institute of Social Policy - Performs research and analysis; seeks to inform and influence public opinion and to foster public discussion on poverty and social policy.
  
• Institute for Research on Public Policy - Seeks to improve public policy by generating research, providing insight and sparking debate that will contribute to the public policy decision-making process.
  
• Atlantic Institute for Market Studies - An libertarian/conservative economic and social policy think tank, focusing to the Atlantic Canada and its four constituent provinces. Lists institute information, publications, events, search, contacts and links.
  
• Fraser Institute - A conservative/libertarian public policy organization which promotes the view that competitive markets provide for the economic and social well-being of all Canadians.
  
• Montreal Economic Institute - A conservative/libertarian, non-profit, non-partisan research and educational institute initiating relevant and original solutions in the public policy debates of Quebec, by focusing in particular on the importance of wealth creation.
  
• Institute of Intergovernmental Relations - University-based centre for research on all aspects of federalism and intergovernmental relations. Links to documents of interest to people doing research on federalism and constitutional politics.
  
• Canadian Policy Research Networks - Acts as a neutral forum so that groups with a wide variety of viewpoints on an issue can get together for discussions.
  
• Canadian Foundation for the Americas (FOCAL) - An independent, non-governmental organization dedicated to deepening and strengthening Canada's relations with countries in Latin America and the Caribbean through policy discussion and analysis.
  
• St. Lawrence Institute - A Canadian policy institute devoted to the advancement and dissemination of knowledge and information. Its philosophical outlook is based on respect for individual liberty, the value of ideas, the rule of law and free enterprise. Libertarian.
  
• C.D. Howe Institute - Canadian economic and social policy think tank. Centre-right.
  
• The Centre for Social Justice - Progressive think-tank that campaigns to narrow gap between rich and poor and reduce corporate domination. Advocates for greater equality and democracy.
  
• The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - Independent, non-profit research organization, to promote research on economic and social policy issues from a progressive point of view. Centre-left.
  
  

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