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Canadian Federalism

Since the 1970s, the IRPP has been a recognized authority on the complex and thorny issues surrounding the Canadian federation. This research program contributed to the ongoing federalism debate through research and activities on the social union framework agreement, the Council of the Federation, health care reform, fiscal federalism (reform of equalization and social transfers) and changes to the federal spending power, among other topics.

For current work on Canadian Federalism, check out the IRPP’s Centre of Excellence on the Canadian Federation.

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Global Futures for Canada’s Global Cities
Thomas J. Courchene (June 19, 2007)
Energy Prices, Equalization and Canadian Federalism
Comparing Canada's Energy Price Shocks
Thomas J. Courchene (August 28, 2006)
Accountability and Federalism in the Era of Federal Surpluses
The Paul Martin Legacy, Part II
Thomas J. Courchene (February 15, 2006)
Resource Revenues and Equalization
Five-Province vs. National-Average Standards, Alternatives to the Representative Tax System, and Revenue-Sharing Pools
Thomas J. Courchene (August 31, 2005)
Citistates and the State of Cities
Political-Economy and Fiscal-Federalism Dimensions
Thomas J. Courchene (June 21, 2005)
Fiscal Gaps and Imbalances
The New Fundamentals of Canadian Federalism
France St-Hilaire (May 26, 2005)
Vertical and Horizontal Fiscal Imbalances
An Ontario Perspective
Thomas J. Courchene (May 4, 2005)
An Examination of the Interaction between Natural Resource Revenues and Equalization Payments
Lessons for Atlantic Canada
Wade Locke and Paul Hobson (October 22, 2004)
The Changing Nature of Quebec-Canada Relations
From the 1980 Referendum to the Summit of the Canadas
Thomas J. Courchene (September 7, 2004)
Federal-Provincial Transfers for Social Programs in Canada
Their Status in May 2004
Stephen Laurent and François Vaillancourt (July 21, 2004)
Constructive and Co-operative Federalism?
A Series of Commentaries on the Council of the Federation
Tom Kent, Frances Abele and Michael J. Prince, Bob Rae, Douglas M. Brown, André Burelle, Roger Gibbins, Gregory P. Marchildon, J. Peter Meekison, Alain Noël, Claude Ryan, Hamish Telford, Ronald L. Watts (October 31, 2003)
Governance in a World Without Frontiers
Edited by Thomas J. Courchene and Donald J. Savoie (February 1, 2003)
L’union sociale canadienne dans le miroir des politiques sociales de l’Union européenne
Bruno Théret (July 30, 2002)
Le modèle québécois de politiques sociales et ses interfaces avec l’Union sociale canadienne
Yves Vaillancourt (January 31, 2002)
Restoring the Federal Principle
The Place of Quebec in the Canadian Social Union
Christian Dufour (January 29, 2002)
SUFA and Citizen Engagement
Fake or Genuine Masterpiece?
Susan D. Phillips (December 18, 2001)
Power and Purpose in Intergovernmental Relations
Alain Noël (November 14, 2001)
Shifting Sands
Exploring the Political Foundations of SUFA
Roger Gibbins (July 31, 2001)
Without Quebec
Collaborative Federalism with a Footnote?
Alain Noël (April 5, 2000)