Policy Institutes

The C.D. Howe Institute is an independent not-for-profit research institute whose mission is to raise living standards by fostering economically sound public policies.  C.D. Howe’s research aims at understanding and providing options to address four key challenges central to Canadians’ prosperity: Promoting stronger economic growth; Ensuring fiscal and financial stability; Fostering opportunities for individuals; Enhancing effectiveness of our institutions.

City Toronto
Province Ontario
Website https://www.cdhowe.org/

The Canada West Foundation is an independent, non-partisan public policy think tank that focuses on the policies that shape the West, and by extension, Canada. Through our evidence-based research and commentary, we provide practical solutions to tough public policy challenges facing the West, and Canada as a whole, at home and on the global stage.

City Calgary
Province Alberta
Website http://cwf.ca/

The Canadian Energy Research Institute (CERI) is an independent, registered charitable organization specializing in the analysis of energy economics and related environmental policy issues in the energy production, transportation, and consumption sectors.

City Calgary
Province Alberta
Website http://www.ceri.ca

Fraser Institute’s mission is to improve the quality of life for Canadians, their families, and future generations by studying, measuring, and broadly communicating the effects of government policies, entrepreneurship, and choice on their well-being.

City Vancouver
Province British Columbia
Website https://www.fraserinstitute.org/