Reports

FULL REPORT ON ACTIONCANADA.CA Canada’s mine tailings contain untapped critical minerals essential for the green economy, digital technologies, and national defense. As global demand for these minerals rises, re-mining tailings presents an opportunity to enhance domestic supply, reduce environmental risks, and drive economic growth. However, barriers such as regulatory challenges,...

Full report on actioncanada.ca Canada’s natural resources sector is at a turning point, shaped by growing recognition of Indigenous rights and the urgent need for sustainable development. Central to this transformation is the principle of Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC), as outlined in the United Nations Declaration on the...

FULL REPORT ON ACTIONCANADA.CA Canada’s agriculture sector faces mounting challenges—extreme weather, aging demographics, shrinking arable land, and rising costs—while global food demand surges. Regenerative farming offers a crucial solution, restoring ecosystems, combating climate change, and improving farmer livelihoods. However, progress remains uneven, and inaction risks losing this opportunity. Our report...

An analysis of how damaging the U.S. tariffs will be on Canada and the U.S. and potential Canada-led strategies to respond.

“When a significant portion of Canada’s human capital is under-utilized, policymakers must treat it as an urgent economic problem and respond with all available tools.”

AI is destined to transform just about everything — including the Canadian economy

The 2024 Atlantic Canada Momentum Index shows the region heading in the right direction, but momentum has slowed from last year and there are challenges ahead

"For Canada, the quality of public service has long been a competitive advantage. The key now is to set ourselves up to continue to be a global leader."

How Canada can ‘matter more’ to the United States — and the world — in a time of geopolitical change

The crucial lessons of the last pandemic are being forgotten. Here's how Canada can close its health security gaps.

There was a lesson for Canada in what a German politician had to say about the gas market disruption in the months following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “We have a good chance to do what is normally impossible in Germany,” Economy and Climate Minister Robert Habeck said about Germany’s...

DOWNLOAD PDF “Why Atlantic Canada Remains White and Poor” — that was the blunt and provocative headline of a column in the Globe and Mail back in 2004, and if it was a bit unsettling, the column made a serious point. It was based on a Statistics Canada report tracking...