Public Governance Research

Take the people’s pulse to deepen understanding, build trust, and deliver brilliantly

Applied research is central to IOG’s mission and helps enhance public governance.

From environmental scans, trend analyses, and opinion research to modelling, interviews, facilitated workshops and comparative analysis, we can help you and your organization better serve the people who are counting on you.

We produce discussion papers and reports, analytical tools and models with real world applicability in advisory and teaching contexts.

We have also provided expert testimony to parliamentary committees and can help you do the same.

Featured Research

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Beyond Endless Frontiers

The IOG launches Beyond Endless Frontiers – a research and convening project funded through a SSHRC Partnership Development Grant to be co-led with the University of Ottawa. This project will

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The Evolving Role of the Chief Data Officer

Consolidated Report on the Evolving Role of the Chief Data Officer in the Government of Canada By Ryan Androsoff and Peter Bruce This report presents the results from the study

Research and Publications

Resilient Institutions Report: Learning from Canada’s COVID-19 Pandemic

Four years ago this week, the World Health Organization declared

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Artificial Intelligence and Canadian Government science: A Discussion Paper

Marija Cvetkova and Rhonda Moore, September 2023 In recent years,

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Towards a Considered Use of AI Technologies in Government

The AI landscape is rapidly evolving and governments around the

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Canadian policy leaders meet to discuss lessons learned from COVID-19

Dr. Theresa Tam to open Resilient Institutions conference in Ottawa

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GOVERNMENT TRUST FELL SIGNIFICANTLY POST-2021 FEDERAL ELECTION

Responsiveness and Openness by Government Key to Restoring Trust –

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Trust in Government

Action Learning Project April 2023 Trust is an essential component

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GSINN Capstone Paper

Government Science and Innovation in the New Normal Jeff Kinder

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Global Research Collaboration and Infrastructure

Government Science and Innovation in the New Normal Ezra Miller

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Science Communications, Outreach, and Public Engagement

Government Science and Innovation in the New Normal Discussion Paper

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Our discrete research projects are informed by our work on key cross-cutting priority research initiatives: