Canada produced 729 megatonnes of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2018 and approximately 10 per cent of that came from the country’s agricultural sector. Different farming operations produce varying amounts of GHGs, whether they are small animal or crop farms, or large beef cattle...

Canada is well known as an export-based economy, particularly with respect to its agricultural and agri-food industries. Since the signing of the Canada-U.S. Trade Agreement (CUSTA) in 1989, the federal government has negotiated trade agreements with more than 40 international partners,...

As with the wider Canadian economy, the COVID-19 pandemic has represented an unprecedented shock to agri-food supply chains. Given the importance of Canadian agri-food exports, it is vital that supply chains rebound from the shock and disruptions are minimal. If this occurs, they should be able...

This paper explores the vulnerabilities associated with mega-scale agri-food processing facilities in the wake of Canada’s COVID-19 outbreak and associated disruptions to the food supply chain and food security as the result of disease outbreak-induced plant closures. The current system of...

This briefing note uses a newly completed time series on the government of Alberta's finances to present a broad overview of the government's budgetary choices since fiscal year 1965–66. The note paints a picture using broad strokes that focuses on the government's attempts to deal with...

The “non-market” clause in the just-concluded update of NAFTA, now known as the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) would appear to limit Canada's options in terms of negotiating a free trade agreement with China at the present time (given the de facto US veto over a Canada-China agreement...

We investigate how successive Alberta governments have responded to shocks in non-renewable resource revenue over the period 1970 to 2017. Our results show that Alberta governments have increased spending by 63 cents in the fiscal year following a one dollar increase in real per capita...

Canada is often described as a highly urbanized country. Increasingly, however, researchers recognize that Canada is in fact a suburban nation. This recognition has sparked a new research agenda on the Canadian suburbs from a variety of disciplines and perspectives.In this collection of essays,...