The 'Canada Next' series is composed of 12 papers by professors, think tank heads, former senior government officials and respected researchers, following extensive consultations with thought leaders and doers. It is aimed at helping policy-makers identify potential future policy directions to address a range of emerging trends. Officials from the Canadian federal government and seven provinces also provided their perspectives about what’s going to matter next and how policy-makers can best get prepared.

This short report introduces the full series of papers.