WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING ABOUT OUR WORK

“The Mowat Centre is leading the way on researching nudging and its effectiveness” Derek Sankey in The Calgary Herald, December 13 2014 On Public Service Transformed

“Excellent primer on past and new Canadian infrastructure directions. The Mowat Centre continues on its excellent work” The Wilson Centre Canada Institute’s Beyond the Border Observer, August 6 2014 On Rebuilding Canada

“A masterful survey of the fundamental economic issues of the corporate income tax” Alan Macnaughton (University of Waterloo) in The Canadian Tax Journal, Summer 2014 On Corporate Tax Reform

“Particularly timely and well worth reading” Stephen Tapp (Research Director at the Institute for Research on Public Policy) in the Policy Options blog, February 18 2015 On Policymaking for the Sharing Economy

“An important paper” The Governor General of Canada His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, in a keynote address at the Great Lakes Economic Forum, April 28 2015 On The Vital Commons: A Policy Agenda for the Great Lakes Century Contents

Mowat’s Impact Methodology 1 2014-15 By the Numbers 4 Publications 6 Intergovernmental Economic and Social Policy 6 government transformation 13 Mowat NFP 16 Mowat energy 18 TLDR 20 Public and Stakeholder Engagement 21 public presentations 21 knowledge transfer activities 22 stakeholder consultations 23 Who is Using Our Work? 24 Year-End Financial Statement 26 Mowat People (Fellows, Advisory Board, Editorial Board) 27 Director’s message

In the following pages we present our 2014-15 annual report. We marked our sixth year with several accomplishments including some important policy wins, successful new initiatives, and impressive growth in our reach and recognition among stakeholders and the public.

Mowat continued to solidify its reputation as Ontario’s leading evidence-based voice on intergovernmental social and economic policy. That role was underscored when the federal government amended its proposed income splitting plan following a Mowat analysis that revealed it would have a significant adverse impact on provincial government budgets. A wide national chorus of voices echoed our concerns and the problematic features we flagged were eliminated from the federal government’s final Family Tax Cut proposal.

The quality and relevance of our work was recognized by media, the public, and our peers in the research community. Nearly all of our publications this year received media coverage, with one report receiving over 100 media mentions. We nearly doubled our research references compared with 2013-14, and were cited in the work of researchers from seven Canadian provinces and 15 countries on five continents. Both the C.D. Howe Institute and the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives cited our work in their alternative federal budgets for 2015. And we grew our social media following significantly.

In 2014-15 we introduced two new knowledge transfer initiatives. Our accessible and shareable policy blog TLDR was launched last summer and has exceeded our expectations for success. As of April 2015, we have published 32 TLDR posts providing research-based policy insight in an easily accessible — and sometimes light-hearted — format. Our first two Policy in a Pub events have proved very popular within the policy community. The events provide policy professionals with panel discussions on policy topics of the day in an informal setting conducive to interaction and the exchange of ideas.

This year showed once again that our research remains in the policy conversation, continuing to have relevance and value, long after the initial publication. Fourteen of our reports published before this year earned 116 media mentions. Eighteen were cited in policy research work from other think tanks and research organizations, and fourteen were cited in academic work.

We want to express our continuing gratitude to the University of Toronto and to the School of Public Policy & Governance for their ongoing support and encouragement. The School and the administration have provided a nurturing intellectual environment that both enriches our work and enables us to have a meaningful impact on Canada’s public policy conversation.

We are proud of our progress in 2014-15, and look forward to doing even better next year.

William Forward Acting Director Mowat’s Impact Methodology

What impact are we having? To what extent has the Mowat Centre influenced public debate and government policy? These are not easy questions for a think tank to answer. In tracking and analyzing the impact of our own work, we are committed to the same high standard that we apply to all of our research. It is an evidence-based and rigorous evaluation of what we think we have achieved.

We analyze our impact in three performance categories derived from our three strategic roles. For each performance category, we identify several key performance indicators which are tracked throughout this report. These performance categories and indicators are explained in the impact methodology legend below.

Impact Methodology Legend

POLICY Policy MEDIA Public Knowledge IMPACT Impacts MENTIONS Presentations Transfer activities

Government Research Stakeholder Network and Political References briefings and Citations presentations OFFICIAL Online Stakeholder ACCESS Performance Consultations

IDEA GENERATOR Developing actionable recommendations, thought leadership, and long- term agenda-setting To what extent are we influencing actual policymaking in the short and long-term? We analyze:

POLICY Policy Impacts IMPACT >>Demonstrated influence on policymaking

Government and Political Citations >>Citations in official government documents (legislation, policies and policy announcements, budget documents, official speeches, government and committee reports) >>Citations in parliamentary proceedings (house debates and committee study) >>Citations in political communication (communication from parties or individual politicians in press releases, op-eds and columns, blog posts etc.)

Official Access >>Presentations and submissions to legislative committees >>Participation in stakeholder consultations >>Briefings and presentations to government officials

mowat centre | 2015 annual reporT | 1 COMMUNICATOR Sparking and influencing public discussion, and transferring policy knowledge to the broader public

To what extent are we part of the public policy conversation in our areas of research? Are we managing to shift the terms of public discourse or help clarify public policy conversations and put them on an evidence-based footing? How deep and wide is our public footprint and reach? We analyze:

Media Mentions >>Mentions in print, electronic, and online media. We distinguish between major and non-major media outlets, as well as trade media (media outlets targeting specialized audiences, such as specific industries, cultural groups, interests, etc.).

Research References >>References in the research-based work of other think tanks and in policy research produced by foundations, consultancies, and advocacy organizations. We distinguish between policy reports and other work (factsheets, reviews, keynotes, etc.). >>References in academic work. We distinguish between peer-review published work (academic manuscripts, articles in academic journals, chapters in edited volumes) and other academic work (PhD dissertations, academic conference papers, publicly available working/discussion papers; we do not count privately circulated working/discussion papers, MA theses or undergraduate work).

Online Performance >>Website Activity (number of pageviews and users) >>Social Networking (Twitter followers, YouTube video views, LinkedIn followers, Facebook likes)

Public Presentations >>Invited presentations and keynotes in public conferences and professional association meetings and AGMs.

Stakeholder briefings and presentations >>Non-public invited briefings and presentations to stakeholders other than government.

2 | CONVENOR Building relationships and engaging a broad array of stakeholders

To what extent are we able to convene, collaborate and consult with a large and diverse universe of stakeholders? We analyze:

Stakeholder Consultations >>Mowat-organized consultations with other stakeholders.

Knowledge Transfer activities >>Mowat-organized events to transfer cutting edge public policy research and insights, from both Mowat research and external experts, to invited stakeholders or the general public.

Network >>The breadth and spread of Mowat’s network. Analysis is forthcoming in the future.

mowat centre | 2015 annual reporT | 3 2014-15 By the Numbers

PUBLICATIONS TLDR POSTS 19 32 TOP 5 MOST POPULAR POSTS: 1 MOWAT CENTRE’S TRICK-OR-TREAT

Income Splitting or INDEX Trojan Horse? The Federal Government’s Proposal and its Impact on Provincial Budgets 2 THE SPRINGFIELD MONORAIL: HOW NOT BY SUNIL JOHAL TO BUILD INFRASTRUCTURE 3 IMMIGRATION TO ONTARTIO HAS DECLINED 33% DUE TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RULE CHANGES MowatNOTE

MOWAT RESEARCH #96 SEPTEMBER 2014 | MOWATCENTRE.CA 4 HOW ONTARIO LOST 300,000 MANUFACTURING JOBS 5 THAT FEDERAL BUDGET SURPLUS? IT’S COMING FROM YOUR EI PREMIUMS

ONLINE MEDIA 63% PERFORMANCE MENTIONS IN MAJOR WEBSITE ACTIVITY OUTLETS 439 167,162 6% PAGEVIEWS TRADE/SECTOR OUTLETS 52,401 USERS

SOCIAL NETWORKING .75% YUK 7% 2271 .5% INTERNATIONAL TWITTER NWT FOLLOWERS 24% 1275 3% NATIONAL VIDEO AB .25% VIEWS 4% NFLD BC 1% 5% MB 50% QC 1043 ON 3% .5% LINKEDIN NS FOLLOWERS SK 1% NB 397 FACEBOOK LIKES

4 | PUBLIC AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT POLICY POLICY IMPACT IMPACT 21 PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS 2 STAKEHOLDER CONSULTATIONS 5 19 STAKEHOLDER BRIEFINGS 4 KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER AND PRESENTATIONS ACTIVITIES

OFFICIAL ACCESS GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL CITATIONS 37 29 ONTARIO ONTARIO 65% 19% FEDERAL 34% 52% FEDERAL

8% INTERNATIONAL

5% MUNICIPAL 3% OTHER 7% OTHER PROVINCES 3.5% PROVINCES MUNICIPAL 3.5% INTERNATIONAL

TIER 1 OFFICIAL 30% Minister, MP, MPP, 10 deputy minister DOCUMENTS

TIER 2 Assistant deputy POLITICAL 45% minister, director, 9 COMMUNICATION expert adviser TIER 3 PARLIAMENTARY Anyone else (e.g. 8 PROCEEDINGS Senior Policy 25% Advisors, Team Leads, etc.) 2 OTHER

RESEARCH REFERENCES 73 31 8 1 17 7 1 8 POLICY OTHER PUBLISHED ARTICLES IN CHAPTERS INVITED OTHER REPORTS POLICY ACADEMIC ACADEMIC IN EDITED ACADEMIC ACADEMIC MANUSCRIPT JOURNALS VOLUMES KEYNOTE

mowat centre | 2015 annual reporT | 5 Publications

The publications we released from May 2014 to April 2015 are organized according to our four research categories: Intergovernmental Economic and Social Policy, Government Transformation, Mowat NFP and Mowat Energy. We highlight the impact of each report (where available) based on the key performance indicators outlined on pages 1-3.

Intergovernmental Economic and Social Policy

The Mowat Centre’s research on Highlights intergovernmental economic and social policy looks at issues »» Eleven publications. that matter to Ontarians and »» The federal government changed its proposed Family Tax Cut to Canadians through the lens after Mowat flagged original proposal’s significant negative of our federal system. Canada’s impact on provincial budgets. federal character shapes the economic and social policies »» The Ontario government included several Mowat that are essential to Canadians’ recommendations in its official 2014-19 Poverty Reduction prosperity and wellbeing. Strategy. Our research is focused on »» Twenty five government and political citations including informing strong debates and mentions in Ontario’s 2014 and 2015 budgets. sound decision-making on »» Direct public response to our research from federal Minister public policy for our federation. of Finance. This includes a strong emphasis on Ontario’s place in »» Cited during legislative debates by MPs from all three major the federation. federal parties. »» Three presentations to House of Commons committees. »» Sixteen briefings to senior officials including officials at three federal departments and seven provincial ministries. »» Participated in nine stakeholder consultations, including one organized by a federal department and four organized by provincial ministries. »» 342 media mentions including 205 in major outlets. »» Ten public presentations and six non-public stakeholder briefings and presentations. »» Citations in 25 policy publications including Toronto’s Vital Signs Report 2014, The State of Homelessness in Canada 2014, United Way Toronto’s The Opportunity Equation and an OECD review of local job creation in Canada. »» Cited in 17 published academic works from researchers in Canada, the US, South Africa and Italy.

6 | Impact The subject of a National Post column and mentioned in a later National Post column, both carried by nine other media outlets (seven Corporate Tax Reform major) in six provinces. Issues and Prospects for Canada Cited by an expert witness during 2014-15 pre- Robin Boadway and Jean-François Tremblay budget consultations in the House of Commons May 12, 2014 Standing Committee on Finance.

Proposal from this report partially adopted in the C.D. Howe Institute’s 2015 Shadow Federal Budget.

Cited in three policy reports from Canada and Europe.

Reviewed in the Canadian Tax Foundation’s Canadian Tax Journal.

Impact 116 media mentions (49 in major media outlets) in Canada and the US, including stories on CTV News, CBC Radio One, Globe and L ow Water Blues Mail, macleans.ca, Huffington Post Canada, cbc.ca and ctvnews.ca. An Economic Impact Assessment of Future Low Water Levels in the Great Findings presented to Natural Resources Lakes and St. Lawrence River Canada forum of subject matter experts from Reuven Shlozberg, Rob Dorling and the federal and provincial governments and Peter S. Spiro academia. June 25, 2014 Findings cited in report by Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission.

Impact Cited by MPP during the 2015 budget debate at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Slicing the Pie Principles for Allocating Transfer Focus of a story in QP Briefing. Payments in the Canadian Federation Noah Zon July 10, 2014

mowat centre | 2015 annual reporT | 7 Impact Findings presented to House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance during 2014-15 pre-budget consultations.

Rebuilding Canada Described as an “excellent primer on past and A New Framework for Renewing new Canadian infrastructure directions” by the Canada’s Infrastructure Wilson Centre Canada Institute. Chiara Cautillo, Noah Zon and Focus of a QP Briefing story. Matthew Mendelsohn August 5, 2014 Referenced in two Canadian policy reports.

Impact The Ontario government solicited POLICY IMPACT recommendations from Mowat on poverty reduction. Ontario’s official 2014- What Works? 19 Poverty Reduction Strategy included recommendations from Mowat regarding Proven Approaches to Alleviating service integration, learning from local Poverty innovation and tapping into community Anne White, Nevena Dragicevic and knowledge, assessing clients’ unique barriers Thomas Granofsky to employment and other recommendations. August 28, 2014 Quoted in Ontario’s Poverty Reduction Strategy 2014 Annual Report.

Impact Quoted in Victoria Times Colonist editorial.

Building Blocks Quoted in The Homeless Hub report, State of Homelessness in Canada 2014. The Case for Federal Investment in Social and Affordable Housing in Ontario Noah Zon, Matthias Oschinski and Melissa Molson September 22, 2014

8 | Impact The federal government changed its proposed POLICY IMPACT Family Tax Cut after Mowat flagged original proposal’s significant negative impact on Income Splitting or provincial budgets (estimated impact to Ontario of $1.1B/year and all provinces of $1.7B/year). Trojan Horse? Mowat research was cited by some of the wide The Federal Government’s Proposal chorus of opposition to the proposal. and its Impact on Provincial Budgets On the day of report’s release, report’s findings Sunil Johal were raised in the House of Commons during September 18, 2014 question period by both Liberal Deputy Leader Ralph Goodale and NDP deputy Finance critic Guy Caron.

According to QP Briefing, findings from this report were used by Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa in outlining Ontario’s opposition to the proposal.

Mowat highlighted by Liberal Finance critic Scott Brison as one of the leading institutions in across-the-board criticism of the government’s proposal during House of Commons second reading debate on Economic Action Plan 2014 Act No. 2 and in Hill Times column.

Subject of 25 media stories nationally and in nine provinces and territories following report’s release (17 in major media outlets including the Financial Post, Huffington Post Canada, globalnews.ca, ctvnews.ca, and Moneywise Magazine).

Highlighted in nine later columns and stories in major media outlets, including ctvnews.ca, The Globe and Mail, and La Presse.

Mowat staff interviewed on CHCH TV and Newstalk 770 Calgary after the report’s release, and on seven CBC Radio stations after the federal government’s final proposal was released.

Cited in two Canadian policy reports.

Mowat’s second-most downloaded report in 2014-15.

mowat centre | 2015 annual reporT | 9 Impact Presented to forum of senior Ontario government officials.

A Federal Economic Agenda for Ontario Featured in 12 media outlets (11 in Northern Discussion Paper Ontario). The Mowat Centre November 4, 2014 Cited in work from researchers at Lakehead University and Laurentian University.

Brokering Success Improving Skilled Immigrant Employment Outcomes through Strengthened Government-Employer Engagement Andrew Galley and Jill Shirey December 3, 2014

Impact

Subject of editorial and stories in four Ontario newspapers.

Emerging Stronger 2015 The Ontario Chamber of Commerce February 4, 2015

Impact

Mowat op-ed published in the National Post.

Calm Counsel Subject of QP Briefing story. Fiscal Federalism and Provincial Credit Risk One of only two reports highlighted as ‘related Kyle Hanniman resources’ in a Library of Parliament paper February 6, 2015 on the differences between the Canadian currency union and the Eurozone.

10 | Impacts from Past Intergovernmental Social and Economic Policy Work

POLICY Filling the Gap cited in Ontario’s 2014 and 2015 budgets. Mowat’s research also mentioned IMPACT in Ontario’s 2014 Speech from the throne.

A Mowat Financial Post op-ed based on our Filling the Gap research elicited a published response from federal Finance Minister Joe Oliver, with a further response from Mowat. This exchange was also the subject of a National Post column carried by ten news outlets (eight major).

Themes from Mowat’s work reflected in a Toronto Star op-ed by the premier of Ontario on need for a pan-Canadian economic union.

Mowat positions noted throughout House of Commons committee reports on federal budgetary priorities and on the renewal of Labour Market Development Agreements.

Three Mowat reports noted to have been consulted by the Council of Atlantic Premiers Employment Insurance Advisory Panel in its final report on the impact of recent changes to Employment Insurance.

Canada’s Governor General quoted from The Vital Commons: A Policy Agenda for the Great Lakes Century in his keynote address to an audience of regional business and political leaders at the first Great Lakes Economic Forum in Chicago.

Mowat Director Matthew Mendelsohn quoted in Ontario government press release announcing the reintroduction of Ontario’s first Immigration Act.

Ontario Made cited in the City of Toronto’s Toronto Employment Survey 2014 report.

Past Mowat work cited by two MPs and an Ontario MPP during legislative proceedings at the full house and in committee study.

Expert testimony on Employment Insurance and labour market development to House of Commons committee studying the renewal of Canada’s Labour Market Development Agreements.

105 mentions in 66 media outlets (72 in 36 major media outlets).

Published op-eds based on our past research in the Globe and Mail and Toronto Star.

mowat centre | 2015 annual reporT | 11 Appearances on BNN’s Business Day Special, CBC’s The Exchange with Amanda Lang, TVO’s The Agenda and 18 radio stations.

Filling the Gap mentioned in 16 media outlets (11 major) including a Toronto Star editorial and a National Post column.

Politics of Pipelines featured in extensive reports in the Globe and Mail’s Report on Business Magazine and Fortune Magazine.

Ontario Made featured in columns and stories in five major and two other news outlets, including a story in the Globe and Mail and a column in the Globe and Mail’s Report on Business.

New Economics of the NHL featured in columns in Toronto Life, The Hockey News and The Bleacher Report.

Mowat’s two reports on the Canada-Ontario Immigration Agreements referenced in a research synthesis prepared for Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

Data and findings from 13 other pre-2014-15 intergovernmental social and economic policy publications used in policy research and publications from a wide range of think tanks and organizations from Canada and abroad, including the United Way Toronto’s The Opportunity Equation report, the 2014 Toronto Vital Signs report, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives’ alternative federal budget for 2015 and work from the OECD and the International Labour Organization (ILO).

Twelve pre-2014-15 intergovernmental social and economic policy publications cited in 17 academic publications written by authors from research institutions in Canada, the US, South Africa and Italy.

12 | Government Transformation

The Mowat Centre’s Highlights government transformation research stream examines how »» Four publications. governments can improve their »» One report republished on the website of Quebec’s Ministry ability to deliver high-quality of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade. public services and public policy, even in times of fiscal »» One presentation to House of Commons committee. constraint. Our publications »» Eight briefings to senior officials including the Governor are intended to help facilitate of Maryland and officials at six provincial ministries and informed, strategic, long-term agencies. decision-making in Canada. »» Presentation to senior delegation from the Development Research Center of the State Council — China’s central think tank — on the role of Canadian think tanks in policymaking. »» Three public presentations and three non-public stakeholder briefings and presentations. »» Sixty media mentions (48 in major outlets) including outlets from six provinces and two territories. »» Citations in seven policy reports, including reports from the European Commission, Finland and the UK. »» Cited in nine published academic works from researchers in Canada, the US, New Zealand, Belgium, the Philippines, and Trinidad and Tobago.

Impact Presentation to House of Commons committee studying the potential of social financing in Canada. Better Outcomes for Findings presented to one government ministry Public Services and two agencies. Achieving Social Impact Through Outcomes-based Funding Jennifer Gold and Matthew Mendelsohn Subject of a column and two stories in news outlets focused on provincial and municipal July 23, 2014 policy and planning professionals.

Featured in two Canadian policy reports.

mowat centre | 2015 annual reporT | 13 Impact

Findings and conclusions presented to the Governor of Maryland and senior gubernatorial staff, and to the Government of Ontario. International Delivery Cited in stories by the Ottawa Citizen, Hill Times, Centres of Government and the and Canadian Government Executive regarding the federal government’s move to set up a hub Drive for Better Policy Implementation similar to those analyzed by this report. Jennifer Gold September 22, 2014 Findings cited in two policy reports by the Institute for Government in the UK.

Impact

Republished on the website of Quebec’s Ministry of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade. Reprogramming Government for the Digital Era Sunil Johal and Andrew Galley November 11, 2014

Impact Briefed officials from three Ontario government ministries and agencies on report’s conclusions. Policymaking for the Sharing Presentation to Canada’s Digital Policy Forum. Economy Beyond Whack-A-Mole Subject of 26 stories and columns (23 in the Sunil Johal and Noah Zon first two weeks following the report’s release) February 16, 2015 in 15 media outlets (including 20 stories in ten major media outlets).

Mowat staff interviewed regarding the report on CBC TV’s The Exchange with Amanda Lang, Radio Canada International, and 13 CBC radio stations in seven provinces and territories.

Described as “particularly timely and well worth reading” in a review on the Institute for Research on Public Policy’s Policy Options blog.

Mowat’s most downloaded report in 2014-15.

14 | Impacts from Past Government Transformation Work

Presented Mowat’s government transformation work to provincial and municipal officials.

Recycling Ontario’s Assets cited by QP Briefing columnist Tony Dean as a report “Ministry of Finance officials are probably taking a look at.”

Public Service Transformed featured extensively, with Mowat cited as “leading the way on researching nudging and its effectiveness” and Mowat staff interviewed, in Calgary Herald story on the ‘nudge’ concept in government.

Mowat op-ed summarizing the findings of The Integration Imperative published in Canadian Government Executive.

Recycling Ontario’s Assets mentioned in stories in two news outlets focused on provincial and municipal policy and planning professionals.

Mowat’s pre-2014-15 government transformation work cited in policy report prepared for the European Commission and three other policy reports from Canada and Finland.

Mowat’s pre-2014-15 government transformation work cited in nine academic publications written by authors from research institutions in Canada, US, New Zealand, Belgium, the Philippines, and Trinidad and Tobago.

mowat centre | 2015 annual reporT | 15 Mowat NFP Mowat NFP is a research hub that Highlights conducts public policy research focused on strengthening the »» Two publications. not-for-profit sector in Ontario »» One presentation to House of Commons committee. and modernizing its relationship with government. It conducts a »» Eight media mentions. range of activities intended to »» Five public presentations and three non-public stakeholder identify and examine key issues, briefings and presentations. challenges and trends that affect »» Two reports cited in extensive policy report produced for the province’s not-for-profit Tides Canada. organizations.

Mowat NFP acknowledges the generous support of the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration’s Partnership Grants Program, the Metcalf Foundation, the Atkinson Foundation, Maytree and United Way Toronto.

Impact Findings presented to House of Commons committee studying the potential of social financing in Canada.

From Investment to Impact Featured by financial services industry The NFP Experience with Social newspaper Investment Executive and an extensive guest post about Social Impact Impact Bonds Bonds (SIBs) in Canada on Charity Village’s Andrew Galley, Elizabeth McIsaac and official blog. Jamie Van Ymeren August 25, 2014 Referenced in extensive Tides Canada report.

Impact Featured in op-ed by Executive Director of Niagara Connects, published in three Ontario newspapers. An Open Future Presented findings at Open Data Day Toronto Data Priorities for the Not-For-Profit and to the Canadian Federation of Voluntary Sector Sector Networks. Jamie Van Ymeren February 20, 2015

16 | Impacts from Past Mowat NFP Work

Mowat NFP research presented to multiple NFP sector stakeholders in public forums and personal briefings.

A Platform for Change referenced in extensive Tides Canada report.

mowat centre | 2015 annual reporT | 17 Mowat Energy

Mowat Energy is a research Highlights hub that provides independent evidence-based research and »» Two publications. analysis on systemic energy »» Four briefings to officials from Ontario energy regulators, policy issues facing Ontario and ministries and government agencies. Canada. »» 11 media mentions (seven in major outlets). Mowat Energy acknowledges »» Mowat Energy staff interviewed on CBC’s The Exchange with the generous support of Amanda Lang and CCTV America’s Biz Asia America. Enbridge Gas, the Independent »» Two public presentations and two non-public stakeholder Electricity System Operator briefings and presentations. (IESO), the Ontario Energy Association, the Ontario Power Authority, Toronto Hydro and Union Gas.

Impact Briefing on report’s conclusions to officials from the Ontario Power Authority.

Re-energizing the Conversation Presented findings to senior stakeholders from Engaging the Ontario Public on the energy delivery and management sector, Energy Issues the pipelines sector and several associations of engineering professionals. Richard Carlson and Eric Martin October 17, 2014 Subject of an editorial in the Association of Power Producers of Ontario’s magazine IPPSO FACTO.

18 | Impact Presented findings to the Ontario Energy Board; presentation broadcast on CPAC.

A Review of the Economic Noted in a Toronto Star column and in four news stories in cities and towns along Energy Impact of Energy East on East’s proposed path, including CBC Radio Ontario One Sudbury’s Metro Morning. Richard Carlson, Rob Dorling, Peter S. Spiro and Mike Moffatt Reviewed positively in Winnipeg Free Press op- ed by Maud Barlow, National Chair, Council of March 30, 2015 Canadians.

Cited on TVO’s The Agenda.

Impacts from Past Mowat Energy Work

Smarter and Stronger cited in op-ed by Green Party MP and Deputy Leader, Bruce Hyer, reprinted by the Asia Pacific Greens Federation.

Getting the Green Light subject of an editorial in the Association of Power Producers of Ontario’s IPPSO FACTO magazine.

mowat centre | 2015 annual reporT | 19 TLDR

A new initiative launched in 2014-15, TLDR — “too long; didn’t read” — provides accessible content that complements our more formal research publications. It offers a digital space for shorter pieces that help readers better understand the policy issues we work on.

Our TLDR posts can be found at http://mowatcentre.ca/tldr/.

Impacts

TLDR blog posts published in the initiative’s first nine and a half months until the end of 32 April 2015.

18 mentions for 13 different TLDR blog posts in 11 media outlets (10 major ones), including a column in the UK’s Guardian and interviews on CBC Radio One Toronto and Newstalk 1290.

TLDR posts referenced in an Ontario Chamber of Commerce report and featured on the Institute for Research on Public Policy’s Policy Options blog.

28,796 pageviews for all 32 TLDR blog posts by April 30 2015.

20 | Public and Stakeholder Engagement

Public Presentations

Integrated Service Delivery Can2020 Annual Public Sector Symposium Conference Transformation West 2014 May 2014 Canada 2020 Conference Board of Canada October 2014 December 2014 The LRC Presents Literary Review of Canada York Schulich School of Public Sector May 2014 Business Panel series Transformation 2014 October 2014 Conference Board of Canada Bhayana Family Foundation December 2014 Awards Annual Conference York Region United Way Ontario Non-Profit Housing Emerging Stronger 2015 Association May 2014 launch October 2014 Ontario Chamber of Commerce AGM January 2015 JobStart Public discussion organized June 2014 by the Professional All members’ symposium Engineers Association of on Colleges and Institutes AGM and Annual Conference Ontario, Ontario Society of Supporting the Integration 2014 Professional Engineers and of Immigrants into the Association of Municipalities of Ontario IEEE Canadian Labour Market August 2014 November 2014 Colleges and Institutions Canada February 2015 AGM Benefits of Immigration— Geneva Centre for Autism an Executive Roundtable Open Data Day Toronto September 2014 with the Honourable February 2015 Michael Chan, Minister of 2014 Canadian Community Citizenship, Immigration Presentation to the Information and Referral and International Trade Progressive Contractors’ Conference (CCIRC) Ontario Ministry of Citizenship, Im- Association of Canada Findhelp Information Services migration and International Trade April 2015 September 2015 November 2014 Canada’s Digital Policy An “all-of-government” Webinar: Brokering Forum approach to government- Success — Improving April 2015 sector relations Skilled Immigrant Ontario Nonprofit Network Employment September 2014 Maytree Foundation December 2014

mowat centre | 2015 annual reporT | 21 Knowledge Transfer Activities

Policy in a Pub November 19, 2014 and March 25, 2015

Mowat launched the Policy in a Pub series to connect professionals from across the Social Impact Bonds GTA’s policy community by bringing together June 2014 people from the public, private, not-for-profit, academic and media sectors to hear from In conjunction with our own work on Social each other and discuss shared interests in an Impact Bonds (SIBs), Mowat NFP partnered informal setting. In November, 60-80 guests with the Harvard University Kennedy School’s attended a “five for five” discussion where five Social Impact Bonds Lab (SIB Lab) to leading policy experts, representing a variety of explore the opportunity that SIBs offer in the perspectives, were asked to spend five minutes Canadian context with sector and government each talking about one idea for Ontario’s stakeholders. The two-day event featured an future. In March, 60-80 guests attended a extensive executive education course on SIBs panel discussion about what Ontarians should as well as a luncheon roundtable with Jeffrey care about in the upcoming federal election Liebman, the Malcolm Wiener Professor of and what Ontarians should look for their Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School and prospective MPs to deliver for the province. Director of the SIB Lab.

Low Water Blues Launch Executive Education and Event Government Training June 26, 2014 Courses Great Lakes stakeholders joined Mowat and the Council of the Great Lakes Region to unveil the Our executive education and government findings of our Low Water Blues report. Findings training courses translate our research findings were analyzed by an expert panel moderated by from our research into actionable solutions and TorStar chair of the Board John Honderich, and recommendations for senior officials within the consisting of Corporate Knights CEO Toby Heaps, broad public service. In 2014-15, in addition to CSL Group President and CEO Rob Jones and the SIBs course noted above, we continued to International Joint Commission Commissioner deliver an Introduction to Policy course introducing and Acting Canadian Chair Gordon Walker, with OPS practitioners to the processes and operating additional presentations from Ontario Power environment characteristic of the OPS. Generation’s Director of Provincial Relations Ted Gruetzner and Georgian Bay Forever Executive Director David Sweetnam.

22 | Stakeholder Consultations

Federal Economic Agenda June 2014 — May 2015

The Mowat Centre, the Northern Policy Institute, and the Institute for Competitiveness and Prosperity convened a broad range of economic stakeholders in Ontario to develop a Federal Economic Agenda for our province. In June 2014 we met with a group of leaders from 14 of Ontario’s key industry and sector organizations to discuss what a federal agenda for Ontario might look like. With the help of the Northern Policy Institute and Build Strong Cities, we also engaged with public and industry leaders and experts from Ontario’s northeastern, northwestern, southwestern and southeastern regions during special roundtable sessions. With every discussion, our goal was to identify the major pain-points each sector or region faced, but also to find out where common ground existed. The ensuing report, to be published in May 2015, will broadly reflect the ideas, concerns and opportunities that emerged throughout this consultative process.

Mid-Sized Cities: Economic Growth Strategies January 2015 — ongoing

The economic transformation that Ontario has experienced over the past 30 years has been particularly challenging for Ontario’s mid- sized cities outside of the Toronto and Ottawa regions. The Mowat Centre is convening a policy lab bringing together key stakeholders, policy analysts, researchers, and delivery experts in a collaborative team setting to identify the barriers to economic growth facing Ontario’s mid-sized cities, and identify practical, evidence-based steps to improve the competitiveness of these cities.

mowat centre | 2015 annual reporT | 23 Who is Using Our Work?

To what extent is Mowat’s work respected by researchers, stakeholders, opinion leaders across sectors and borders, and our peers at other think tanks? Here is a snapshot of the national and international reach of our research.

THE PHILLIPS TEAM COTTAGE REAL ESTATE

AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE STATUS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

ONTARIO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ONTARIO CLEAN AIR ALLIANCE

TORONTO FOUNDATION UNITEDWAY TORONTO NEWCOMER CENTRE OF PEEL

METROPOLE CONSULTANTS LANCASTER TEAM SELLS HOMES

FEDERATION OF NORTHERN ONTARIO MUNICIPALITIES SCOTTRADE

OUSE OF COMMONS STANDING COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESOURCES, SKILLS

GOVERNOR GENERAL OF CANADA HOUSE OF COMMONS STANDING COMMITTEE ON FINANCE H IMAGINE CANADAMAYTREE COUNCIL OF ATLANTIC PREMIERS GOVERNMENT OF QUEBEC THE HOMELESS HUB GOVERNMENT OF ONTARIO CITY OF TORONTO THE BROADBENT INSTITUTE C.D. HOWE INSTITUTE CENTRE IPPERWASH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION CALEDON INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL POLICY COUNCILDATAFEST OF CANADIANS OTTAWA CANADA'S ECOFISCAL COMMISSION CANADIAN CENTRE FOR POLICY ALTERNATIVES (CCPA) CANADIAN TAX FOUNDATION CERIS CANADIAN LABOUR CONGRESS INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON PUBLIC POLICY (IRPP) INSTITUTE ON MUNICIPAL FINANCE SUSTAINABLEAND GOVERNANCE MINING (IMFG) AND EXPLORATION ONTARIO FARMER LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR LIBRARY OF PARLIAMENT RESEARCH NOVAE RES URBIS GTA EDITION NEIGHBOURHOOD CHANGE RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP MONEYWISE CANADA RURAL POLICY LEARNING COMMONS UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY RESEARCH PAPERS SOCIAL RESEARCH AND DEMONSTRATION CORPORATION MATERIALS MANAGEMENT & DISTRIBUTIONMARKETPLACE STATISTICS CANADA WESTERN UNIVERSITY POPULATION CHANGE AND WORTHWHILE CANADIAN INITIATIVE INSURANCE BUSINESS BROCK UNIVERSITY CARLETON UNIVERSITY COTTAGE LIFE CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY GREAT LAKES SEAWAY REVIEW DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY MCGILL UNIVERSITY MCMASTER UNIVERSITY LIFECOURSE STRATEGIC KNOWLEDGE CLUSTER CONSTRUCTION CANADA MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND

APPRO MAGAZINE CANADIAN TRANSPORTATION LOGISTICSYORK UNIVERSITY CANADIAN MANUFACTURING MAGAZINE

CANADIAN GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVEWESTERN UNIVERSITY

QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY QUEEN’S RYERSON UNIVERSITY RYERSON UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY

UNIVERSITE DE MONTREAL SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY FRASER SIMON

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO LAW SCHOOL

VANCOUVER SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

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WISCONSIN RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION, MOSCOW OFFICE

SOUTH FLORIDA AUDUBON SOCIETY

LASERLENZRFF INC. LIBRARY NEW YORK FISHING EXCHANGE CHARITY VILLAGE

CENTER FOR ECONOMIC STUDIES (LUDWIG MAXIMILAN UNIVERSITY) IFO INSTITUTE (UNIVERSITYINSTITUTE OF MUNICH) FOR GOVERNMENT JOINT PROGRAMMING INITIATIVE URBAN EUROPE LAW & ECONOMICS WORKING PAPERS (UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW SCHOOL) OECD INVESTMENTMINING EXECUTIVE WEEKLY THE POWER TO PERSUADE RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE FINNISH ECONOMY UNITED CITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS (EU) THE HOCKEY NEWS WILSON CENTRE CANADA INSTITUTE ENVIRONMENTAL MONITOR (FLORIDA) AALTO UNIVERSITY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL DREDGING TODAY CPB NETHERLANDS BUREAU FOR ECONOMIC POLICY ANALYSIS INTERNATIONAL FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY DREDGING NEWS ONLINE FREE UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES DISTINCT ATHLETE HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN DAILY REPORTER, THEBLEACHER (WISCONSIN) REPORT KTH ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY LABORATÓRIO NACIONAL DE ENGENHARIA CIVIL NATIONAL ACADEMY FOR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND MAYNOOTH NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY (PHILIPPINES) POLITECNICO DI TORINO RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE FINNISH ECONOMY

SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT, VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON OF UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT, OF VICTORIA SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF TURKU VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH OF FINLAND

UNIVERSITY OF THEUNIVERSITY WITWATERSRAND OF NOTTINGHAM

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN LAW SCHOOL

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVER UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS

UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN

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Governments Think tanks and policy research organizations/forums academic and research institutions Trade and sector media Stakeholder organizations

mowat centre | 2015 annual reporT | 25 Year-End Financial Statement Fiscal Year: 1 May 2014 – 30 April 2015

Income Government of Ontario Grant $900,000.00 Other Grants $450,000.00 Internal Recovery $5,529.00 Research Contracts $583,702.00 Executive Education $20,426.00 Events $20,789.00 Transfer from Accumulated Cash Reserve $308,964.00 Total $2,289,410.00

Expenses Salary & Benefits $1,826,381.00 Operating & Admin & Rent $205,877.00 Research Contracts $165,865.00 Communications & Events $51,231.00 Travel, Meetings, Professional Development $40,056.00 Total $2,289,410.00

Notes Cash & Cash Equivalents $1,563,902.00 Accumulated cash reserves from Ontario Research Institute grant, surplus from contracts and events from the 2013-2014 fiscal year.

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Fellows editorial board

Maurice Bitran Michael Pal Mowat’s Editorial Board includes scholars, policymakers and John Brodhead Enid Slack practitioners who inform our research agenda and independently review our major research publications for quality and relevance. Will Falk Peter Spiro This peer review process ensures Mowat publications meet the William Forward Serene Tan high standards of methodology and analysis that are consistent with best practices in the policy community, and helps to Peter Gusen Mark Warner maximize Mowat’s impact on policy debates. Josh Hjartarson Naomi Alboim QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY advisory board Anita Anand UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO George R. M. Anderson UNITED NATIONS MEDIATION SUPPORT UNIT Mowat’s Advisory Board provides guidance on the Joan Andrew RYERSON UNIVERSITY organization’s overall direction and strategy. Members of the Advisory Board help the Centre to identify opportunities to Keith Banting QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY build the organization, establish strategic partnerships, and Robin Boadway QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY extend our stakeholder networks. John Christian Bourque STRATEGYCORP George R.M. Anderson UNITED NATIONS MEDIATION Neil Bradford HURON UNIVERSITY COLLEGE SUPPORT UNIT Charles Cirtwill NORTHERN POLICY INSTITUTE Elizabeth Beale ATLANTIC PROVINCES ECONOMIC COUNCIL Miles Corak UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA Lindsay Boyd UNION GAS Peter Dungan ROTMAN COMMERCE Alan Broadbent C.M. AVANA CAPITAL AND MAYTREE FOUNDATION Michel Grignon MCMASTER UNIVERSITY Sean Conway RYERSON UNIVERSITY Sonya Gulati TD ECONOMICS Joseph Cordiano CITYZEN DEVELOPMENT GROUP Martin Horak WESTERN UNIVERSITY Dianne Cunningham Andrew Jackson YORK UNIVERSITY Lisa de Wilde TVO Kory Kroft UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO Tony Dean UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO Rachel Laforest QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY Dominic Giroux LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY Robert Luke GEORGE BROWN COLLEGE Diane Gray CENTREPORT CANADA Emmett MacFarlane UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO John A. Honderich TORSTAR CORPORATION Kevin Milligan UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLOMBIA Sandy Houston METCALF FOUNDATION Jatin Nathwani UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO Shirley Hoy Jeff Reitz UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO Tim Jackson MaRS CENTRE FOR IMPACT INVESTMENT Andrew Sancton WESTERN UNIVERSITY The Hon. Frances Lankin, CM PC Leslie Seidle INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH ON PUBLIC POLICY Floyd Laughren Grace Skogstad UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO SCARBOROUGH David Lindsay FOREST PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA David Sparling WESTERN UNIVERSITY Dr. Danielle Martin, M.D., C.C.F.P. WOMEN’S COLLEGE HOSPITAL Debra Thompson NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY David Mitchell GOVERNMENT OF ONTARIO Phil Triadafilopoulos UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO Allan O’Dette ONTARIO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Allan Tupper UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Bonnie Patterson COUNCIL OF ONTARIO UNIVERSITIES Luc Turgeon UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA André Pratte LA PRESSE Kasi V.P. Rao ASIA PACIFIC FOUNDATION OF CANADA Rana Sarkar KPMG CANADA Scott Thompson GOVERNMENT OF ONTARIO Linda White UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO

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