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Family
Research Report

Religion and Fertility in Canada

Why do religious women in Canada tend to have more kids than their non-religious counterparts? This report explores what women told us.

Lyman Stone

July 19, 2023

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Work & Economics
Policy Brief

Policy Brief: Ontario Infrastructure

Ontario needs a more competitive tendering process to increase the productivity of its infrastructure construction. This brief was first published by Ontario 360, a project of the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto, on July 19, 2023.

Brian Dijkema

July 19, 2023

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Work & Economics
Policy Memo

Memo: Facilitating Access to Work when Designing the Canada Disability Benefit

Cardus sent an open letter to the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion after the passage of Bill C-22. The letter restates the importance of ensuring that the Canada Disability Benefit incentivizes employment among those persons with disabilities who can work.

Brian Dijkema Renze Nauta Andreae Sennyah

July 14, 2023

Faith Communities
Research Brief

Religion and Belief Among Immigrants to Canada

Immigrants to Canada are significantly more religious and more open to public religious expression than non-immigrant Canadians.

Johanna Lewis

July 6, 2023

Work & Economics
Research Report

Curbing Crime with Employment

Exploring Work as Crime Prevention for Canadians with Criminal Records

Renze Nauta

June 13, 2023

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Education
Policy Brief

The Business Stake in K–12 Education

An Open Letter to Alberta Business Leaders

Michael Van Pelt

June 12, 2023

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Faith Communities
Policy Brief

Cardus Presentation to Parliamentary Committee on Military Chaplaincy

The essential work of Canadian Armed Forces chaplains of all religious and philosophical traditions must be protected and encouraged.

Andrew P.W. Bennett

June 2, 2023

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Work & Economics
Research Brief

Better Choices for Toronto

Finding Money in Open Tendering for Safety and Mental Health

Johanna Lewis Renze Nauta

May 17, 2023

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Family
Research Report

Envisioning a Federal Family-Formation Policy Framework for Canada

Increasing Opportunity for Partnership and Raising Children

Peter Jon Mitchell

May 11, 2023