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How does a new government impact public policy?

In the latest installment of our Policy 101 series, we break down what happens when a new government takes office in Canada and how that impacts the policies affecting us all.

This module, featuring Fellows’24 — Heather Watts, Blake Buckle, Linda Tchombe, Jeffrey Collins, Davis Levine, Isabelle Godin, Cole Nychka, Tyler Sack, and Alex Cool-Fergus — explores the many ways in which policy shifts can take shape.

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More than 300 outstanding Canadians whose talents, experiences and perspectives represent the mosaic of our country have been Action Canada Fellows, connected through shared experiences in communities across Canada. Action Canada Alumni form a community that aims to make positive impacts on public policy across the country and around the globe. Action Canada is about today’s leaders nurturing the next generation of leadership in Canada.

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Each year we select up to 20 emerging leaders to become Action Canada Fellows. They are the top candidates from a nationwide call for applications, hailing from major cities and smaller communities such as Carcross, Yukon; Witless Bay, NL and Fermont, QC.

They represent all sectors, including business, NGOs, science, government and academia. What they share in common is a commitment to Canada and a demonstrated engagement with public policy.

Discover our Fellows from this year and past years.

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Policy Ideas

Each year, Fellows are inspired by a critical policy issue that they examine over the term of the Fellowship. Working in teams, Fellows select, analyze and research an important question. They confer with national experts, establish partnerships with stakeholders, and publish a policy report that feeds innovative ideas into the public policy ecosystem. Many of their recommendations have influenced federal and provincial policy, sparked new organizations and helped improve the lives of Canadians.

Read this year’s policy ideas by Action Canada Fellows on place-based approaches to the future of work.

Our Most Recent Policy Papers

Resilient roots: Policy Recommendations for Regenerative Grain Agriculture in Canada

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Decolonizing the Natural Resource Sector: Implementing Free, Prior, and Informed Consent for a Sustainable Future

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Waste Not: Unlocking Critical and Strategic Mineral Opportunities in Canada’s Tailings

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Quebec refugees wait, while those from the rest of Canada are already here

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Action Canada in numbers

  • More 300 Action Canada Fellows from more than 82 different communities across Canada;
  • More than 1000 impactful dialogues among Fellows and community leaders;
  • 17 years of Fellowship programming excellence;
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  • One million connections made.
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Action Canada taught me how to interact and lead with my ideas in a group of people who are my peers.
George Roter ’04
George Roter ’04Co-founder, Engineers Without Borders
The task force project was a practical exercise in “moving from enthusiastic to effective.
Sana Halwani ’06
Sana Halwani ’06Lawyer
We want Canada to be the finest country in the world, and to achieve that we need outstanding leadership.
Sam Belzberg
Sam BelzbergFounder Emeritus, Action Canada
No other program in Canada exposes emerging leaders to the complex diversity of our country and the influencers who are shaping it.
Lara Honrado ’13
Lara Honrado ’13Community-Relations Director
Culturally enriching, purposeful and life changing.
Benjamin Scott ’12
Benjamin Scott ’12Tlicho Nation, Public Administrator
The Nordic component is what makes Action Canada a unique program.
Félix-Antoine Boudreault ’12
Félix-Antoine Boudreault ’12

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