Reading Time: < 1 minuteDisponible en français. The right of access to information in Canada is a quasi-constitutional right. At the federal level, the Access to Information Act provides access to federal government records. The Information Commissioner of Canada is responsible for ensuring compliance… Read More ›
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDisponible en français. Employment equity is the principle of correcting disadvantages and removing barriers that certain groups face to entering, remaining in or advancing in the workforce. Since 1996, the Employment Equity Act (the Act) has been the main tool for advancing… Read More ›
Reading Time: 2 minutesDisponible en français. A regulation is a legally binding form of law made pursuant to legislative authority delegated by Parliament. It is usually made by an executive body, like the Governor in Council, a minister, department, board or commission, and… Read More ›
Reading Time: 2 minutesDisponible en français. The public sector strives to manage public funds responsibly and deliver programs effectively. Both internal and external audits play key roles in supporting these efforts. While complementary, they serve distinct purposes. External audit focuses primarily on providing an… Read More ›
Reading Time: 3 minutesDisponible en français. Various rules govern the use of English and French in the Canadian court system. This HillStudy focuses on the federal government’s role in the matter, looking particularly at the issues that relate to bilingualism in the Canadian court system. A number… Read More ›
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDisponible en français. Canada’s Constitution Act, 1867 does not assign transportation to either Parliament or the provincial legislatures. Instead, jurisdiction to regulate in relation to a specific transportation issue depends on which constitutional subject matter is engaged by the proposed law or regulation…. Read More ›
Reading Time: 2 minutesDisponible en français. Efforts to improve Canada’s organ donation and transplantation system have increased over the last 20 years. However, despite a significant increase in the number of organ transplants conducted in Canada between 2014 and 2024, the supply of organs does not meet… Read More ›
Reading Time: 2 minutesDisponible en français. This HillStudy provides an overview of the distribution of federal government revenues and expenditures among Canada’s provinces between 2015 and 2024, based on Statistics Canada’s provincial and territorial economic accounts. It compares the revenues collected by the… Read More ›
Reading Time: 2 minutesDisponible en français. Established in 1946, the International Court of Justice (ICJ or the Court) became the principal judicial organ of the United Nations (UN). It assumed the mandate of its predecessor, the Permanent Court of International Justice and is… Read More ›
Reading Time: < 1 minuteDisponible en français. Supply management, established in the 1970s for the dairy, poultry and egg sectors, is a key component of Canada’s agricultural policy. This system was introduced in response to major price instability in the agriculture sector in previous… Read More ›