Reading Time: 4 minutes (Disponible en français : Le bien-être au cœur des politiques publiques : l’État devrait-il se soucier du bonheur?) In 2012, the United Nations (UN) recognized March 20th as the International Day of Happiness. Since then, the World Happiness Report, an index of… Read More ›
Reading Time: 4 minutes You may also wish to consult other HillNotes in honour of International Women’s Day (Disponible en français : Journée internationale des femmes : Comprendre la budgétisation sensible à la sexospécificité) International Women’s Day – observed every year on March 8th –… Read More ›
Reading Time: 4 minutes (Disponible en français : Les jeunes parlementaires dans le monde) Cynics would have you believe that young people are just not interested in parliamentary politics. Despite the conventional wisdom that young people do not want to participate in democracy, statistics… Read More ›
Reading Time: 5 minutes (Disponible en français: Les filles et les femmes dans les domaines de la science, de la technologie, du génie et des mathématiques) In recognition of International Day of the Girl, celebrated each year on October 11th, this HillNote explores the… Read More ›
Reading Time: 4 minutes (Disponible en français : L’analyse comparative entre les sexes plus au Canada) From 29 May to 2 June 2017, the Government of Canada will hold its 6th annual Gender-based Analysis Plus Awareness Week. The Government of Canada uses Gender-based Analysis… Read More ›
Reading Time: 6 minutes You may also wish to consult other HillNotes in honour of International Women’s Day (Disponible en français : « L’égalité compte » : Le Canada célèbre la Journée internationale des femmes de 2017) This year, Canada’s theme for the annual… Read More ›
Reading Time: 4 minutes (Disponible en français : Le Parlement se souvient) On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, Canadians will pause for a moment of silence to honour the more than 118,000 men and women who have made… Read More ›
Reading Time: 5 minutes (Disponible en français : La diversité au Canada : évolution des tendances en matière d’immigration) Immigration has played an increasingly critical role in the shaping of Canada’s population. A variety of factors, including policy developments, have led to important changes… Read More ›
Reading Time: 6 minutes (Disponible en français : L’évolution de la politique du Canada en matière d’immigration) Each year, the federal government presents the “Immigration Levels Plan” which informs Parliament and the public about how many permanent immigrants are targeted for admission to Canada… Read More ›