This research note explores the Réseau Express Métropolitain (REM) as an exploratory case of partnership for public infrastructure procurement. It seeks to determine whether the REM represents an evo...

Despite notable progress, the OECD recently noted that conflict of interest regulation still suffers from poor implementation and how to ensure effective enforcement of ethics rules remains an import...

This case study examines regional cooperation between the Town of Eastend and the Rural Municipalities of White Valley and Arlington in southwest Saskatchewan. It explores how these municipalities ov...

Infrastructure development is central to Canada's nation-building process. This article argues that the federal government has recalibrated its nation-building mandate from unilateral state command t...

This article critically evaluates inclusive employment policies in the Canadian province of Quebec. Through a review of inclusive employment literature, we first find that the current Quebec policy l...

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This article introduces a Disagreement Index (DI) to measure formal disagreement in Westminster cabinet decision-making using declassified archival records. The DI converts observable decision outcom....

This research examined the relationship between digital competency and perceived organizational support among Nova Scotia public servants and MPA students. Findings revealed a non-linear developmenta....

This article argues that policy learning is essential for effective innovation policy. The ability to learn from past experiments in a reflexive fashion is a prerequisite for effective policy design.....

This article explores whether municipal economic development priorities align with Canada's changing economy and workforce and whether these same priorities address the employment needs of municipali...

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Major projects, by which many policies get implemented within the Federal Government of Canada, often experience cost overruns and benefit shortfalls. Yet modicum of accountability seems to prevail. ...

We study public demand for the extension of public health insurance to psychological services. Previous research neglects the interplay of self-interest and ideology to explain individuals’ willingne...

Evaluation units provide essential information for administrators of public programs. Canada's 2016 Policy on Results emphasizes evaluating “effectiveness,” with a focus on outcomes. However, it is u...

Le phénomène de la bureaucratie de guichet a peu été étudié du point de vue des conséquences de l'activité des professionnels sur l'organisation. Comment l'existence de la bureaucratie de guichet peu...

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Recognition of accessibility barriers in traditional science laboratories for persons with disabilities and potential effects on scientific innovation is growing, as is the need to further explore ho...

This article presents a systems-based framework for the inclusive design of cash transfer programs in Canada. Grounded in the goal of enhancing inclusion through an intersectional lens, the framework...

Prior to the recent amendments to the Public Service Employment Act, landed immigrants were eligible to work in the public sector; however, Canadian citizens were given preference in the hiring proce....

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This study uses data from two National Graduate Survey (NGS) cohorts—graduates of 2015 and graduates of 2020—to investigate how educational credentials impact differences in early career income betwe...

This article suggests that there is a problem of inconsistency related to the navigational messaging of performance audit and evaluations and that this can lead to outright misdirection. Two real cas...

Communities across Canada face a shortage of medically trained professionals, the majority of which are nurses, as domestic supply has not kept pace with increasing demand for services. Alongside ris...

This article presents a descriptive account of how the administration of third-party interventions at the Supreme Court of Canada has evolved since 1878. Although there has been an explosion of inter...

Public servants' social media use has been subject to considerable debate, which often focuses on the potential conflict between duty of loyalty and free speech. Similarly, digital feminism has prese....

This study reviews the history of climate policymaking in British Columbia (BC) and the City of Vancouver, two leaders globally in subnational climate policy. Focusing on the transportation and build...

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This article, co-led by an Inuk scholar, Inuvialuit graduate student, and non-Indigenous academic co-investigators, explores the implications of climate displacement research for public administratio...

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This article explores a way First Nations in Canada can move beyond the constraints of the Indian Act and rebuild their own governance. It argues that exercising their inherent right to self-governme...

In 2020, the Setting New Directions to Support Indigenous Research and Research Training in Canada strategic plan was published by Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC), the Natural...

This article argues that reclaiming Indigenous housing sovereignty requires systemic transformation rooted in Indigenous governance, not adaptations to colonial frameworks. Centering a Quw’utsun Slen...