Any Ideas? Think Tanks and Policy Analysis in Canada

Table 1 A Selected Profile of Canadian Think Tanks

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Institution Location Date Founded Staff
Bibliography

Table 1
A Selected Profile of Canadian Think Tanks

In Chronological Order

Institution	Location	Date Founded	Staff	Budget Category (2003-04) $Millions
Canadian Council on Social Development	Ottawa	1920	24	1.5-3
Canadian Institute of International Affairs	Toronto	1928	9	.5-1.5
Canadian Tax Foundation	Toronto	1945	27	3-5
Conference Board of Canada	Ottawa	1954	200	>30
Science Council of Canada (DEFUNCT) (figures for 1992)	Ottawa	1963	29	2-5
Economic Council of Canada (DEFUNCT) (figures for 1992)	Ottawa	1963	118	> 10
Vanier Institute of the Family	Ottawa	1965	9	1
National Council of Welfare	Ottawa	1968	5	< 1
Parliamentary Centre	Ottawa	1968	24	1-2
Canada West Foundation	Calgary	1971	13	1.5
Institute for Research on Public Policy	Montreal	1972	19	2-3
C.D. Howe Institute	Toronto	1973	13	1.5-3
The Fraser Institute	Vancouver	1974	48	6-7
Canadian Institute of Strategic Studies	Toronto	1976	3	< 1
The North-South Institute	Ottawa	1976	20	1.5-3
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives	Ottawa	1980	20	.5-1.5
Canadian Institute for International Peace and Security (DEFUNCT)(figures for 1992)	Ottawa	1984	12	5-10
Mackenzie Institute	Toronto	1986	3	< 1
Public Policy Forum	Ottawa	1986	26	3-4
Institute on Governance	Ottawa	1990	15	1.5-3
Caledon Institute for Social Policy	Ottawa	1992	5	1-2
Pearson-Shoyama Institute	Ottawa	1993	2	< 1
Canadian Policy Research Network	Ottawa	1994	29	4-5
Atlantic Institute for Market Studies	Halifax	1994	8	<1
Canadian Council for International Peace and Security (formerly Canadian Centre for Global Security and Canadian Centre for Arms Control and Disarmament)	Ottawa	1995	3	< 1
Canadian Centre for Foreign Policy Development	Ottawa	1996	6	2-5

These data have been obtained through various think tank websites and correspondence with their staff.

Bibliography

Abelson, Donald E. (2002) Do Think Tanks Matter? Assessing the Impact of Public Policy Institutes. Montreal and Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press.

________. (1996) American Think Tanks and their Role in U.S. Foreign Policy. London and New York: Macmillan and St. Martin’s Press.
Abelson, Donald E. and Evert A. Lindquist. (2000) “Think Tanks in North America.” In R. Kent Weaver and James G. McGann, eds. Think Tanks and Civil Societies: Catalyst for Ideas and Action. New Jersey: Transaction Publishers: 37-66.
_______. (1998) “Who’s Thinking About International Affairs?: The Evolution and Funding of Canada’s Foreign and Defence Policy Think Tanks.” Paper presented at the Annual

Meetings of the Canadian Political Science Association: Ottawa, Canada.

Abelson, Donald E. and Christine M. Carberry. (1998) “Following Suit or Falling Behind? A Comparative Analysis of Think Tanks in Canada and the United States.” Canadian Journal of Political Science 31, no. 3: 525-555.
Atlantic Institute for Market Studies. (2004) “AIMS National and International Profile Continues to Build,” AIMS Media Release, February 24.
Baier, Gerald and Herman Bakvis. (2001) “Think Tanks and Political Parties: Competitors or Collaborators?”, ISUMA, Vol. 2, (1): 107-13.
Battle, Ken. (2004) “The Role of a Think-Tank in Public Policy Development.” Policy Research Initiative, Vol. 6 (1): 11-15.

Dobuzinskis, Laurent. (1996) “Trends and Fashions in the Marketplace of Ideas,” in Laurent Dobuzinskis, Michael Howlett and David Laycock, eds. Policy Studies in Canada: The State of the Art. Toronto: University of Toronto Press: 91-124.

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