Wellesley Institute works in research and policy to improve health and health equity in the GTA through action on the social determinants of health.
Ontario recently committed $1.8 billion in new funding with the intention to connect every Ontario resident who needs it with a primary care provider within four years. This is a commendable step, as 2.5 million people in Ontario currently lack a family doctor. As the province works to bring this commitment to life however, we […]
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Wellesley Institute provided advice to all parties throughout the course of the recent provincial election, making recommendations on ensuring everyone in Ontario can thrive, improving health system equity and delivering affordable, healthy, adequate housing for all. Below, we assess the proposed 2025 Ontario Budget, announced this month. On thriving Everyone in Ontario needs to have […]
Wellesley Institute’s 2025 Federal Election series laid out our recommendations for what federal parties can do to advance health equity in three key areas: thriving – policies that will help ensure everyone has what they need to live a healthy life, live in healthy housing and afford healthy food. We have already examined where parties stand on […]
Continue Reading2025 Federal Election series: Analysis of party platforms on housing
Wellesley Institute’s 2025 Federal Election series laid out our recommendations for what federal parties can do to advance health equity in three key areas: thriving – policies that will help ensure everyone has what they need to live a healthy life, live in healthy housing and afford healthy food. We have already examined where parties stand on […]
Continue Reading2025 Federal Election series: Analysis of party platforms on food affordability
Wellesley Institute’s 2025 Federal Election series laid out our recommendations for what federal parties can do to advance health equity in three key areas: thriving – policies that will help ensure everyone has what they need to live a healthy life, live in healthy housing and afford healthy food. Below, we examine the parties’ commitments on thriving […]
Continue Reading2025 Federal Election series: Analysis of party platforms on thriving
This has been a season of elections for people in the Greater Toronto Area, with both a provincial election campaign and now a federal campaign, all under the shadow of an unpredictable, threatening American neighbour. The party whose leader is able to gain the confidence of the House of Commons to govern will significantly shape […]
Continue Reading2025 Federal Election series: Affording healthy food
This has been a season of elections for people in the Greater Toronto Area, with both a provincial election campaign and now a federal campaign, all under the shadow of an unpredictable, threatening American neighbour. The party whose leader is able to gain the confidence of the House of Commons to govern will significantly shape […]
Continue Reading2025 Federal Election series: Healthy housing for all
Art has long been a powerful way for communities to express and share their stories. Whether through a song, painting or movie, art helps individuals and communities make sense of their emotions, their experiences, their histories and their futures, and to convey this across generations and into the wider world. Art can also be used […]
This has been a season of elections for people in the Greater Toronto Area, with both a provincial election campaign and now a federal campaign, all under the shadow of an unpredictable, threatening American neighbour. The party whose leader is able to gain the confidence of the House of Commons to govern will significantly shape […]
Democracy hinges on our ability to decide what issues matter, how to tackle them and who should lead the change. As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more ingrained in our lives, there are growing concerns our decisions are increasingly swayed by powerful, self-interested actors rather than authentic, independent thought. This shift poses serious risks to the […]
We wish to acknowledge this land on which the Wellesley Institute operates. For thousands of years, it has been the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and the Mississaugas of the Credit. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work on this land.
Revised by the Ceremonial Committee at the University of Toronto Office of Indigenous Initiatives in April 2021.