Caledon Institute of Social Policy

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Caledon Institute of Social Policy
Formation1992
TypePublic policy think tank
Headquarters1354 Wellington Street, 3rd Floor
Location
  • Ottawa, ON K1Y 3C3
President
Ken Battle
Website www.caledoninst.ca

The Caledon Institute of Social Policy, also Caledon Institute, was a private Canadian think tank focused on social policy.

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History

It was founded in 1992. It wound down its day-to-day operations in 2017 and its archive of articles can be found on the Maytree website. [1]

Funder

It is primarily funded by the Maytree Foundation.

Subtle Impact

The Caledon Institute does not have much public visibility and is infrequently in the news; however, it is thought to play a significant role behind the scenes, as is evident by frequent contact with government departments relative to more visible Canadian think tanks. [2]

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References

  1. "Caledon archive - Maytree".
  2. Abelson, Donald E. (Jun 1999). "Public visibility and policy relevance: assessing the impact and influence of Canadian policy institutes". Canadian Public Administration. 42 (2): 240–270. doi:10.1111/j.1754-7121.1999.tb01069.x.