Menu
News & Research
Read our latest research, policy analysis and commentary
Our publications are available to all at no cost. Please support the CCPA and help make important research and ideas available to everyone. Make a donation today.
“Not broken, just underfunded”: for-profit care won’t reduce wait times, CCPA report says
TORONTO — The Ontario government’s plan to expand the use of for-profit corporations to provide surgeries and diagnostic procedures won’t reduce wait times and is…
The social solution to Canada’s health care problem
The medical care system clearly needs government support to get it back to health
Hennessy’s Index: GDP vs. Well-being
More and more Canadians support governments prioritizing social metrics rather than just economic ones
Healthy public policy requires working within and beyond the health care system
Population health metrics are about more than just health care—they’re about the society we live in.
Canada needs to move from individual choice approach to whole-of-society approach
Half of our health and well-being is based on social determinants of health
Addressing the fundamental causes of population health inequality
Health inequality is a persistent problem—and it’s directly tied to other forms of inequality.
Social and medical spending: Flip sides of the same coin
Research finds the ratio between health and social spending is key to understanding health outcomes.
Three key health policy movements are aligning
Get Well Canada, well-being budgeting, and health-in-all-policies are converging to address the most critical factors shaping health are the economic, social and environmental conditions in which we live.
Time to grow social and education spending—it’s key to good health
Medical care and social investments are not an either/or proposition.
Updates from the CCPA
Read the latest research, analysis and commentary on issues that matter to you.
CCPA Updates