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Parliament passes laws that shape your rent, your healthcare, your taxes, and your future. Every Canadian has the right to know what's happening — and the power to do something about it.

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Canadians deserve to know how their government is working for them.

Every year, Parliament passes hundreds of bills that affect your rent, your healthcare, your retirement, your children's education, and the environment you live in. Most Canadians never read a single one. Not because they don't care — but because the information has never been made genuinely accessible.

CanadianPolicy.com exists to change that. We are a free, non-partisan civic intelligence platform built for every Canadian — regardless of where you live, what language you speak, or which party you support.

What we offer
Find your MP and see every vote they have ever cast in Parliament
Read landmark Canadian laws in plain language, organized by the topics that affect your life
Track bills currently moving through Parliament
Search 250M+ peer-reviewed academic articles on any policy question
Use the Policy Lab to write an evidence-based letter to your MP
Why it matters

Your MP is not just a vote in the House of Commons. They are your elected representative, required to hear from you. A well-written, evidence-backed letter from a constituent carries real weight.

Parliamentary committees accept submissions from ordinary citizens. An e-petition with 500 signatures forces an official government response within 45 days. These tools belong to you.

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CanadianPolicy.com will never be behind a paywall. We will never accept advertising. We have no affiliation with any political party, government department, or interest group. Every source we cite is official and verifiable. This site is yours. Use it.

Our mission

We bridge Canadian business leadership and public policy, so the people who build the economy help write its rules.

Canada's business leaders feel the effects of public policy first. They hire under its labour rules, raise capital under its securities law, move goods across its borders and build under its approvals. Yet the evidence they hold rarely reaches Parliament in a form that lawmakers can use.

We convene executives, directors and founders in structured roundtables, turn their experience into briefs that cite official sources, and deliver those briefs to MPs, parliamentary committees and ministries. Every brief names its authors' interests and stays free for all Canadians to read.

Non-partisan

No party, caucus or government department sponsors our briefs.

Disclosed and sourced

Every brief names its author's interests and cites official or peer-reviewed sources.

Free to read

Every published brief is open to all Canadians, with no advertising.

Our vision

A Canada where policy is shaped with the practical knowledge of the people who build the economy, and where every Canadian can see the evidence behind the decisions that affect them.

We see a policy process that draws on the full range of Canadian leadership, across every sector and every region. We see women executives at every roundtable, setting the agenda on capital, boards and procurement alongside their peers. And we see a public that holds the evidence in its own hands.

What success looks like
  • Forum briefs inform committee studies and ministry decisions.
  • Women executives hold a seat in every focus area.
  • Executives from every province and territory take part.
  • Every Canadian can find, read and check the evidence behind a recommendation, for free.
How we work

Policy co-creation, built for Canada

Step 1

Convene

Executives join a working group for one focus area and meet online, so members from every region can take part. Each group settles one policy question before any drafting begins.

Step 2

Co-create

Members draft briefs with their peers. Each claim is checked against official sources.

Step 3

Deliver

Briefs go to MPs, parliamentary committees and ministries, and are published for all to read.

Focus areas

Twelve areas where executive experience counts

  • Economy and Productivity

    Growth, investment and the conditions that let Canadian companies scale.

  • Capital and Markets

    Public markets, private capital, banking, pensions and insurance.

  • Energy and Resources

    Oil and gas, electricity, critical minerals, mining and forestry.

  • Technology and AI

    Digital infrastructure, AI adoption, data and cybersecurity.

  • Housing and Construction

    Supply, financing, approvals and the building workforce.

  • Health and Life Sciences

    Care delivery, the health workforce, pharmaceuticals and health data.

  • Trade and Transport

    Exports, ports, rail, borders and trade between provinces.

  • Labour and Immigration

    Skills, participation, immigration levels and credential recognition.

  • Climate and Sustainability

    Emissions, climate disclosure, carbon markets and adaptation.

  • Regulation and Governance

    Corporate law, competition policy, regulator performance and boards.

  • Indigenous Partnerships

    Equity participation, procurement and resource partnerships.

  • Agriculture and Food

    Farms, food processing, supply chains and rural infrastructure.

A dedicated area for women executives

Women Executives Council

A standing council for women who lead public companies and large private companies, across every sector and region.

  • A seat in every focus area, reviewing and co-authoring briefs in the sectors members lead.
  • Council briefs published under the Council's name after peer sign-off.
  • A standing agenda on access to capital, board and executive pipelines, procurement and workforce participation.

Request a seat

Open to women in senior executive roles or on boards at public and large private companies. Email your name, title, company, sector and the focus areas you want to join.

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Executive Policy Forum

Where Canada's business leaders work through public policy together.

The Executive Policy Forum brings executives, directors and founders into structured online roundtables. Each roundtable produces a sourced, disclosed brief that goes to MPs, parliamentary committees and ministries, and to every Canadian who wants to read it.

Why a forum

Operating experience rarely reaches the people who write the rules

Executives hire, raise capital, meet regulation and move goods every day. That knowledge seldom arrives in front of lawmakers in a form they can use. The Forum changes that by turning it into evidence.

The gap

Policy is drafted far from the shop floor, the trading desk and the loading dock. Lawmakers hear from advocacy groups and individual companies, and seldom from leaders who work across sectors.

The method

Leaders meet in roundtables organized by focus area. Each group settles one question, tests it against official sources and drafts a brief with every interest on the table.

The result

A short, sourced, non-partisan brief that MPs, committees and ministries can use, and that every Canadian can read for free.

How a roundtable works

From one question to a published brief

  1. Frame the question

    Each roundtable starts with one policy question, drawn from a bill before Parliament or an open issue in its focus area. A working group chair confirms that the question is specific enough to answer.

  2. Gather the evidence

    Members and staff collect official sources, including the Parliamentary Budget Officer, Statistics Canada, LEGISinfo and peer-reviewed research. Members add what they see in their own companies.

  3. Meet online

    The group discusses the question in a roundtable held online, so executives from every region and sector take part without travel. Discussion stays on the question and the evidence.

  4. Draft and verify

    Members draft the brief together. Each claim is checked against an official or peer-reviewed source, and each author's interests are named on the page.

  5. Deliver and publish

    The brief goes to the relevant MPs, parliamentary committees and ministries. We publish it in full on CanadianPolicy.com, free to read and free of advertising.

What comes out

What a Forum brief looks like

Every brief follows the same short structure, so a committee clerk or a member of the public can find the answer to their question in seconds.

Briefs run to a few pages. They separate what the evidence shows from what members recommend.

IssueThe problem, stated in one sentence.
BackgroundCanadian context, with verified figures and precedents.
The proposalWhat government should do, at which level and how.
Who this affectsWho benefits, and the scale where it can be sourced.
Supporting evidenceOfficial, independent and peer-reviewed sources, each linked.
Concerns and responsesThe main objections, answered with evidence.
Implementation pathImmediate, short-term and long-term steps.
DisclosureThe interests of every author, named on the page.
Focus areas

Twelve areas where executive experience counts

Each focus area has its own working group and chair. Members join the areas they lead in and can sit in more than one.

  • Economy and Productivity

    Growth, investment and the conditions that let Canadian companies scale.

  • Capital and Markets

    Public markets, private capital, banking, pensions and insurance.

  • Energy and Resources

    Oil and gas, electricity, critical minerals, mining and forestry.

  • Technology and AI

    Digital infrastructure, AI adoption, data and cybersecurity.

  • Housing and Construction

    Supply, financing, approvals and the building workforce.

  • Health and Life Sciences

    Care delivery, the health workforce, pharmaceuticals and health data.

  • Trade and Transport

    Exports, ports, rail, borders and trade between provinces.

  • Labour and Immigration

    Skills, participation, immigration levels and credential recognition.

  • Climate and Sustainability

    Emissions, climate disclosure, carbon markets and adaptation.

  • Regulation and Governance

    Corporate law, competition policy, regulator performance and boards.

  • Indigenous Partnerships

    Equity participation, procurement and resource partnerships.

  • Agriculture and Food

    Farms, food processing, supply chains and rural infrastructure.

Who sits at the table

Executives, directors and founders from every sector and region of Canada.

  • Chief executives and senior officers of public and large private companies.
  • Corporate directors and board chairs.
  • Founders who have built and scaled Canadian companies.
  • Leaders with direct experience of the sectors in our focus areas.

What members do and receive

  • Join the working group for a focus area and take part in its roundtables.
  • Contribute operating experience and review evidence.
  • Co-author briefs and receive credit on every brief they help write.
  • See their work delivered to MPs, committees and ministries.
A dedicated area for women executives

Women Executives Council

The Council is a standing body within the Forum for women who lead public companies and large private companies, across every sector and region.

  • Council members hold a seat in every focus area, where they review and co-author briefs in the sectors they lead.
  • The Council issues its own briefs under its own name after peer sign-off by its members.
  • Its standing agenda covers access to capital, board and executive pipelines, procurement and workforce participation.
  • Council members bring the same evidence standards as every other working group, including full disclosure of interests.

Who the Council is for

Women in senior executive roles, or on boards, at public and large private companies. Email your name, title, company, sector and the focus areas you want to join.

hello@canadianpolicy.com

Our standards

The rules every brief follows

Non-partisan

No party, caucus or government department sponsors our briefs, and no member speaks for a party.

Disclosed and sourced

Every brief names its authors' interests and cites official or peer-reviewed sources that readers can open.

Free to read

Every published brief is open to all Canadians, with no paywall and no advertising.

Questions

Frequently asked questions

Where do the roundtables meet?

Online. A virtual format lets executives from every province and territory take part without travel, and keeps each roundtable focused on its question.

Is the Forum partisan?

No. The Forum is independent of every party and of government. Briefs state evidence and recommendations, and they name the interests of the people who wrote them.

Who can join?

Executives, directors and founders. The Women Executives Council is open to women in senior executive roles or on boards at public and large private companies.

How are briefs used?

We deliver each brief to the relevant MPs, parliamentary committees and ministries, and we publish it in full on CanadianPolicy.com for all Canadians to read.

How do the Forum and the free civic tools relate?

The tools stay free and open to everyone. Find My MP, Active Bills, the Policy Lab and Headlines vs. Reality give every Canadian the facts, and the Forum adds a place where business leaders turn those facts into policy recommendations.

How do I apply?

Email hello@canadianpolicy.com with your name, title, company, sector and the focus areas you want to join. We confirm your seat and place you in your working groups.

Add your voice to Canadian policy.

Executives, directors and founders are invited to draft briefs, join a focus area or sit on the Women Executives Council.

hello@canadianpolicy.com

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Headlines vs. Reality · Verified Against Official Sources

What the Media Said.
What the Law Says.

Why does this matter — and how does it help you?

Canadian media covers policy every day. Headlines are written in seconds. Laws are hundreds of pages long. The gap between the two is where confusion — and sometimes deliberate misrepresentation — lives.

When Canadians misunderstand what a law actually does, it distorts public debate, influences elections, and makes it harder for citizens to hold their government accountable. An informed citizen is a more effective one.

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Persistent misunderstandings about Canadian policy that appear regularly in public debate.

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Now that you know the facts — write your MP

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See every bill's progress through Parliament as a visual stage tracker — First Reading through Royal Assent — updated live, right here. Search by bill number, title, or sponsor, and follow a bill to get notified when its status changes.

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Bills currently before the 45th Parliament. Click a policy area to see related bills. Results use formal parliamentary bill title keywords and are not filtered by subject — the 45th Parliament's agenda is still developing.

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Select a policy area, then choose a topic. We show verified landmark legislation with plain-language summaries, active bills, and official government news — all in one place.

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Not all policy is federal. Select your province or territory for direct links to its legislature, statutes database, and government news.

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Policy Research

Search 250M+ peer-reviewed academic articles. All free — open access articles can be read immediately.

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Type any policy topic, claim, or bill name. We open the official Government of Canada search directly — straight from the source, no intermediary.

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Every federal bill — full text, status, and voting record
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Citizens' Policy Lab · Evidence-Based Policy Proposals

Build Your Policy Proposal

Your MP works for you. Describe a problem, write your solution, add evidence — and we'll generate a professional policy brief and a draft letter your MP can act on.

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Platform & Promise · A Canadian Political History

Platform & Promise

A living historical record of Canadian federal politics from 1963 to present — party platforms, landmark legislation, defining speeches, and the figures who shaped the country.

Notable Figures in Canadian Political History
This list is not exhaustive. Canadian political history includes hundreds of figures who shaped federal and provincial policy in ways not captured here. CanadianPolicy.com remains strictly impartial and neutral in all historical assessments — we present verifiable facts and sourced records, not editorial opinion. Figures are included based on their documented policy impact, not political affiliation or personal legacy.

Politicians and public servants who shaped federal policy — in government, in opposition, and in the broader democratic tradition.

Before 1963 — Foundational Context

The roots of Canada's most significant policy debates — healthcare and labour — predate the modern party era. These events shaped every platform and promise that followed.

Sources: Library of Parliament · Elections Canada · Hansard · party platform documents · LAC (Library and Archives Canada) · CBC Archives · Historica Canada · Parliament of Canada biographical dictionary. This is a living record — updated as new sessions, elections, and legislation occur.