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July 3, 2024

June 6, 2024

It’s easy to get caught up in the tasks and deadlines of our work and forget to think about the big picture of our efforts. To recognize Canadian Environment Week we thought it a good exercise to take a step back and reflect upon why we do what we do. Sure, we have our annual goals and objectives, but the foundation of our work here at the Smart Prosperity Institute (SPI) is simple: a thriving environment and economy and their role in building a better future for Canada.

May 22, 2024

By Talha Awan

April 22, 2024

By: Malorie Bertrand

Many Canadians have experienced the positive mental and physical benefits of being in nature, such as strolling through a park or going for a dip in the sea. But we often forget these types of benefits when making decisions about conservation and development. To make a strong case for conserving and restoring our natural assets, we must consider the full value of nature’s social, environmental, and economic impacts.

April 16, 2024

By Mike Moffatt

New houses are under construction in a new residential district in Brantford Ontario Canada on a sunny day. (Photo credit: iStock Photo)

April 8, 2024

By Mike Moffatt

A picture of a row of red brick homes

In August 2022, the Smart Prosperity Institute published the paper, Ontario’s Need for 1.5 Million More Homes, a geographic breakdown of where 1.5 million homes needed to be built between 2021 and 2031 to keep up with population growth. Since the publication of the report, Ontario has experienced rapid and unexpected levels of population growth. This growth created a need for us to update our estimates.

A diverse group of adults sitting on chairs in a circle talking and smiling. They are participating in a business team seminar. A red brick wall is the backdrop with a whiteboard with sticky notes in the corner. (Photo credit: Rawpixel)

March 8, 2024

By Rebecca Babcock

Stakeholders in British Columbia are exploring the potential of mass timber, an engineered wood product used as a building material, to drive economic growth in a number of industries. A thriving mass timber sector could help generate novel opportunities for many forestry communities (that are currently experiencing a decline), as well as help build sustainable housing in the province.

The SPI-Generate Canada partnership

Reflections on what drives our work

Saving Canada’s Grassland Biodiversity

Earth Day 2024: Planting the seeds for a nature-smart economy

Budget 2024 Goes Big on Housing

Canada's Need for 3.5 Million More Homes

Ontario's Need for 1.7 Million More Homes: An update

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Skills Needs for Workers in British Columbia's Growing Mass Timber Industry