2025 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…
2025 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…
2025 Federal Election series: Analysis of party platforms on thriving
Wellesley Institute’s 2025 Federal Election series laid out our recommendations for what federal parties can do to advance health equity…
Healthy food affordability: Policy lab report
In December 2024, Wellesley Institute invited partners, collaborators and colleagues who are key voices on food insecurity to participate in…
Democracy and health equity in an era of AI
Democracy hinges on our ability to decide what issues matter, how to tackle them and who should lead the change. …
Community violence in Toronto
This report by Wellesley Institute is the result of interviews and focus groups with 33 community members and subject matter experts on community violence in Toronto. It examines the ways in which violence manifests in communities, the effects it has, and the interventions that are needed to address it.
Federal Pre-Budget 2025 Submission: Time for vision and leadership on health equity
Wellesley Institute submitted the following recommendations last week for Federal Budget 2025. Introduction Canada has significant inequities in the social…
Pride Month highlights need to address 2SLGBTQ+ homelessness
Pride Month is not only a time to celebrate 2SLGBTQ+ communities, but a call for more equitable policies across all…
City of Toronto Black Community Data Governance Framework
This framework offers an overview of the various aspects to consider in implementing Black community data governance. At its core, this framework is driven by the imperative to establish trust with Black communities through genuine engagement.
City of Toronto Black Data Governance: Literature review
This literature review identifies numerous resources and guides that can propel the City of Toronto’s efforts to address inequities and promote equity.
Federal Budget 2024: Positive steps, but still no targets
This year’s proposed federal budget takes some important steps forward on issues that are crucial to population health and health…
Policy Brief: Time to regulate food prices like a utility
Access to affordable food is a health equity issue. In this policy brief, Jesse Rosenberg, Rishika Wadehra and Dr. Kwame…