Mapped: the childcare deserts where nearly half of Canada’s young kids live
Almost one in two preschool children in Canada live in a “childcare desert,” where they have to compete with at...
Digital Privacy and Public Trust
As governments have sought to go digital, one of the most common barriers stymying progress in many jurisdictions is that...
For government innovation to take off, it needs to break out of the lab
A single team or lab could never create the volume of ideas needed to make hundreds of small improvements in...
Engaging Citizens: May/June 2018 issue
We are excited to share with you the May/June issue of Canadian Government Executive. In this issue, we have an...
Engaging on Engagement – Developing the City of Edmonton’s New Public Engagement Policy
In April 2017, the City of Edmonton approved a new Public Engagement Policy (C593), developed using a collaborative process involving...
Engaging Citizens: It’s a Different World
The ways governments engage with citizens have gotten a lot more complex. The skills they need to be successful in...
Innovating social services in Canada by giving clients greater choice, control, and flexibility
Everyone wants to change, become more efficient, and drive better value – all code for greater cost savings. But one...
Building Better Buy-in for Evaluation
Evaluation may provide information relevant to broader public processes such as program improvement, decision-making or accountability. Nonetheless, evaluation’s positive contribution...
Smart Technology for Social Equity
In July 2017, a local company unveiled a “virtual statue” on the Halifax Waterfront of philanthropist Ruth Goldbloom, who was...
On the need for Departmental Chief Procurement Officers
Procurement modernization has been a Government of Canada (GC) policy priority for the last decade: regrettably, with limited results. In...