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Think Tanks

According to the 2020 Global Go-To Think Tank Index (GGTTTI), these are the top 10 Canadian think tanks:

Institute for Research on Public Policy
Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)
Canadian Global Affairs Institute (formerly Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute)
Macdonald-Laurier Institute
C. D. Howe Institute
Conference Board of Canada
International Institute for Sustainable Development
Montreal Economic Institute
Atlantic Institute for Market Studies (AIMS)
Canadian International Council (CIC)

Source: 2020 GGTTTI Table # 5, "Top Think Tanks in Mexico and Canada", page 81,82.

Other well-known Canadian think tanks / NGOs:

Other Directories

Canadian Think Tanks and Policy Centres (University of Calgary) Arranged alphabetically. Provides brief description of each.

Canada Commons Public Document Search (formerly Canadian Public Documents Collection from desLibris) This link opens in a new window
Ebooks and reports published by Canadian organizations and government bodies.
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United States Center of Excellence 2016-19: Brookings Institute

Source: 2020 GGTTTI Table # 7, "Top Think Tanks in Mexico and Canada", page 90.

Other well-known think tanks / NGOs:

Human Rights Watch

National Bureau of Economic Research

Pew Research Center

Top Think Tank in the World Center of Excellence 2016-19: Brookings Institute (United States)

Top Think Tank of the Year 2020: Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) (Japan)

Top Think Tanks World Wide (non-US):

1. Bruegel (Belgium)

2. Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) (Brazil)

3. Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) (Japan)

4. Korea Development Institute (Republic of Korea)

5. Chatham House (United Kingdom)

Search the library catalogue for books on think tanks, research institutes, and other organizations:

The big stall : How big oil and think tanks are blocking action on climate change in Canada
The Big Stall traces the origins of the government's climate change plan back to the energy sector itself -- in particular Big Oil. It shows how, in the last fifteen years, Big Oil has infiltrated provincial and federal governments, academia, media and the non-profit sector to sway government and public opinion on the realities of climate change and what needs to be done about it.This book offers the background information readers need to challenge politicians claiming they are taking meaningful action on global warming.
Incentivizing peace : How international organizations can help prevent civil wars in member countries
Civil wars are among the most difficult problems in world politics. While mediation, intervention, and peacekeeping have produced some positive results in helping to end civil wars, they fall short in preventing them in the first place. Incentivizing Peace provides enlightening case evidence that IGO participation is a key to better predicting, and thus preventing, the outbreak of civil war.
Innovation from within : Redefining how nonprofits solve problems
Part 1 is about redefining social innovation for the nonprofit context and Part 2 is about action. This book is meant to outline the social innovation environment and set the stage for innovation work within existing nonprofit agencies.
The shifting terrain : Non-profit policy advocacy in Canada
Canadian advocacy has evolved over the past few decades. A core function of the nonprofit sector, advocacy endures in an unsympathetic neoliberal landscape ? one dominated by a rise in government surveillance, ongoing government funding cuts, and confusion over what activities are permissible. The Shifting Terrain invites readers to contemplate the implications of advocacy for public participation, the shaping of public policy, and Canadian democracy.

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