The 2020 Throne Speech announced the federal government’s commitment to a Disability Inclusion Action Plan, which promised the introduction of the new Canada Disability Benefit (CDB).

This study explores the potential of these new digital datasets to build on lagged traditional data and improve policymakers’ understanding of our economy and society, as well as the world’s.

This paper explores how one underleveraged tool in the policymakers’ toolkit can offer a means of addressing many of the complexities posed by today’s environment, while delivering on the promises of quicker, evidence-based, and consensus-driven solutions.

A “time tax” is paperwork or an administrative burden that people encounter when accessing government services.

History has shown us that approximately every 20 years, healthcare policy in Canada is elevated to the national stage in a way that results in significant changes to how we fund and manage the healthcare system.

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There are nearly two million students enrolled in Canadian universities and colleges at any given time. Higher education is a large sector, with public institutions’ revenues totalling $60 billion annually.

The rapid evolution of digital technologies in Canada and globally is showing no signs of slowing.

Most people will experience disability at some point in their life. This includes the 22% of Canadians who reported living with a disability in the latest Canadian Survey on Disability in 2017 (more recent analysis suggests the number is over 30%),

In April 2020, just weeks into the COVID-19 pandemic, roughly 40% of Canadian employees were working primarily from home as compared to 4% in 2016.