This note provides a statistical overview of wildfires in Canada since 2005, including their impacts, evacuations, and response efforts.| HillNotes
This article explores Indigenous education in Canada, its connection to health and well-being, the legacy of residential schools, and current federal support for First Nations students.| HillNotes
Given the growing frequency and intensity of severe weather events around the world, like hurricanes, wildfires, floods and violent storms, households have had to make increasingly costly home insurance claims. Canada has not been spared; it even saw a record year for damages in 2024, caused particularly by flooding in Quebec and Ontario, and by wildfires and a hailstorm in Alberta. Consequently, insurers in Canada and abroad have raised premiums, tightened underwriting standards or withdrawn...| HillNotes
This HillStudy consists of a series of questions and answers intended to provide a better understanding of economic statistics and federal government finances.| HillNotes
Canada is exploring alternative protein sources—plant-based, insect, and cultured—to meet rising demand and address concerns about health, sustainability, and food security. This article outlines the benefits, challenges, and policy implications.| HillNotes
This HillNote is the first in a series of four publications about productivity. The second in the series presents Canada’s productivity performance compared to other advanced economies. The third analyzes the main potential causes of Canada’s relatively low productivity growth, and the fourth analyzes the principal potential solutions.| HillNotes