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CARDUS
CARDUS
Imagination toward a
thriving society
Cardus is a non-partisan think tank dedicated to clarifying and strengthening, through research and dialogue, the ways in which society’s institutions can work together for the common good.
New Research
Memo: Alberta’s 2026 Budget Consultation
Cardus reiterates our recommendation to allocate $600 million of the $8.6 billion School Construction Acceleration Program to capital investment for independent and charter schools. This investment will help alleviate pressure on the public schooling system at a lower per-student cost.
Jan 15, 2026
Child Care Funding Update: Ontario—2022–23 and 2023–24
Implementation of the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreements
Jan 13, 2026
Still Not Enough
How to Fix the Canada Disability Benefit to Really Help Canadians with Disabilities
Jan 6, 2026
Faith as a Factor in Integration
Quebec's faith communities and civic institutions need to work together.
Dec 18, 2025
Research & Policy
Education
Cardus Education studies excellence in education, graduate outcomes, and the development and accessibility of diverse schooling options to meet student and family needs.
Work & Economics
Cardus Work & Economics studies policies related to organized labour, work, gambling and saving, and charities in order to support the common good.
Family
Cardus Family studies the family, child care, and marriage, as well as the ways they can help strengthen civil society.
Spirited Citizenship
Cardus Spirited Citizenship supports the ongoing development of the common good at a city scale, exploring social structures, relational networks, and emerging ideas and practices.
Health
Cardus Health encourages the development of social systems that support the desire for a natural death, improve the quality and availability of palliative care, and equip patients and caregivers in end-of-life situations.
Faith Communities
Cardus Faith Communities studies Canadians’ freedom of religion and conscience, the place and role of religion in society, and the ways in which religious congregations contribute to the common good.
Research Approach
We use standard social-scientific methods and put our reports through a peer review process, using outside experts to evaluate and strengthen the quality of our work before publishing it.
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B.C. Court Tackles Catholic Hospitals’ Objections to MAiD
“It is important to create spaces that are safe for many Canadians who not only do not want to receive MAiD," says Rebecca Vachon.
Jan 20, 2026
Est-ce qu’on pense vraiment qu’avoir un modèle va vraiment apporter du bien aux élèves?
Étienne-Alexandre Beauregard, chercheur chez Cardus, explique pourquoi le Québec doit continuer le subvention des écoles autonomes.
Jan 13, 2026
The Importance of Religious Communities in Canadian Public Policy and Society
As Cardus celebrates its 25th anniversary, Ray Pennings explains the growing role the think tank is playing in Canadian public policy development.
Jan 13, 2026
Disabled Canadians Deserve More Support From a Stingy Federal Government
Of all the things governments spend money on, support for people with severe disabilities who struggle to work is among the most obvious and important.
Jan 13, 2026
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