Canada West Foundation
| Motto | Impact public policy |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1970 |
| Type | Public policy think tank |
| Headquarters | 900-105 12 Avenue SE |
| Location | |
| Website | www.cwf.ca |
The Canada West Foundation is a pan-western non-partisan think tank based in Calgary, Alberta. It primarily conducts research on issues of concern in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, but all also on issues of national significance.
The foundation emphasizes its evidence-based, non-partisan approach to research.
The foundation focuses on research and convening stakeholders to improve the prosperity, sustainability and quality of life for the citizens of Canada's four western provinces, and to educate Canadians on western Canadian contributions and aspirations.
After a deep program review in 2012-13, the foundation decided to focus on three key areas of research: human capital, natural resources and trade and investment. In 2013, the Foundation established three new research centres: the Centre for Natural Resources Policy, the Centre for Trade & Investment Policy and the Centre for Human Capital Policy. The directors are: Trevor McLeod (Natural Resources), Carlo Dade (Trade & Investment) and Janet Lane (Human Capital).
Through its three centres, it looks for practical solutions to the challenges that face western Canada, including getting products to markets around the world; building a stronger, more versatile workforce; and finding ways to build public support for the region's key natural resource industries: forestry, agri-food, mining, and oil and natural gas.
The Canada West Foundation was founded Dec. 31, 1970. Founding members include George Maxwell Bell (1912-1972), Arthur J.E. Child OC (1910-1996), Frederick C. Mannix (1913-) and Honourable James A. Richardson.
The idea of a western-focused thinking tank emerged during the One Prairie Province? A Question for Canada Conference, co-sponsored by the University of Lethbridge and the Lethbridge Herald in Lethbridge, Alberta, on May 10–13, 1970. Three papers were presented, including Strayer's paper on the Constitutional processes for a Prairie union.David Elton political science at the University of Lethbridge. published the conference proceedings in 1970 in the Lethbridge Herald.. Elton replaced Stan Roberts as president in 1980. He remained in that position until 1997 where he researched such topics as institutional reform and citizens' engagement. In this capacity he acted as witness in federal parliamentary committees on Finance advocating for zero deficit and cut-off income limits for social welfare funding.
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