Reading Time: 5 minutes Disponible en français. A positive state of mental health and wellness in youth sets the stage for their healthy transition to adulthood. Positive mental health among youth is associated with a greater likelihood of completing school, healthier social relations, higher… Read More ›
Social affairs and population
Violence Against Politicians in Canada and Internationally
Reading Time: 5 minutes Disponible en français. In June 2022, the Minister of Public Safety announced that all members of Parliament are to receive mobile duress devices, or “panic buttons.” This was in response to threats and safety concerns that are on the rise for… Read More ›
A Supply-and-Demand Perspective on Housing Affordability
Reading Time: 5 minutes Disponible en français. If housing supply and housing demand could talk, they would tell us that proposals that increase supply have the effect of reducing the price of housing and increasing quantity. As for proposals that increase demand, they raise… Read More ›
Executive Summary – The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: An Overview
Reading Time: < 1 minute Disponible en français. The United Nations (UN) Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (the CRPD) is an international treaty that was adopted in 2006 to help protect the rights of people with disabilities around the world. Canada and 183 other states parties have… Read More ›
Race and Ethnicity: Evolving Terminology
Reading Time: 4 minutes Disponible en français. Today, as attitudes toward different cultures and conceptions of race evolve, so too do the terms used to describe various population groups in Canada. Knowing which terms to use and to whom they apply can often be… Read More ›
Gender Considerations and the COVID-19 Pandemic
Reading Time: 6 minutes 24 January 2022, 9:15 a.m. Disponible en français. Public health emergencies, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, have socioeconomic consequences that women and men experience differently because of biology, gender norms and inequalities. Understanding these differences is essential to develop policies and… Read More ›
Executive Summary – The Opioid Crisis in Canada
Reading Time: < 1 minute Disponible en français. Opioid‑related harms have reached crisis proportions in many countries, including Canada. Almost 23,000 Canadians died due to apparent opioid toxicity between January 2016 and March 2021. Many other people faced life‑threatening medical emergencies or other harms. These… Read More ›
Women in the Parliament of Canada: 100 Years of Representation
Reading Time: 5 minutes Disponible en français. One hundred years ago, on 6 December 1921, Agnes Campbell Macphail became the first woman elected to the House of Commons and the first woman parliamentarian in the Parliament of Canada. This HillNote provides an overview of selected notable firsts… Read More ›
The Temporary Foreign Worker Program and COVID-19
Reading Time: 4 minutes 19 November 2021, 8:20 a.m. Disponible en français. The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the movement of goods and people in and out of Canada, affected the well-being of temporary foreign workers and led to changes in workplace health and safety… Read More ›
Improving Access to Menstrual Products in Canada
Reading Time: 4 minutes Disponible en français. All over the world, many people who menstruate lack access to safe, hygienic menstrual products, or the means to manage their periods with dignity. Menstrual Hygiene Day, established in 2013 by the German non-profit WASH United, is… Read More ›