Assessing British Columbia’s Community Benefits Agreement

Benefits for Whom?
September 12, 2024

Better Choices for Toronto
Finding Money in Open Tendering for Safety and Mental Health
May 17, 2023

Memo: Ontario’s Budget 2023 Consultation
Ontarians have been invited to provide feedback to the government on setting priorities for Budget 2023.
February 17, 2023

Policy Priorities for Ontario’s 2022 Election, Work & Economics Recommendations
Restrictive tendering policies in Ontario restrict the companies eligible to bid on public construction projects.
April 26, 2022

Policy Priorities for Ontario’s 2022 Election
In the lead-up to Ontario’s 2022 election, we are sharing our existing research with everyone equally and seek to collaborate with all people of goodwill.
April 26, 2022

Bouncing Back Through Diversity
The Effects of Bill 66 on Construction Competition in the Region of Waterloo
July 22, 2021

The Facts on Fair and Open Contract Bidding
Closed tendering treats the City of Toronto like a private firm that is driven by the profit motive rather than public service. It is not. The City of Toronto is a corporation whose goal is to serve all of its citizens, regardless of their private beliefs, associations, and identities, and to provide them with an equal opportunity to build the beautiful city in which they live, work, play, and raise their families.
June 5, 2019

Tuning Up Ontario’s Economic Engine
A Cardus Construction Competitiveness Monitor Brief
April 9, 2015