Mowat Centre

The Mowat Centre is an independent Canadian public policy think tank associated with the School of Public Policy & Governance at the University of Toronto. It was established in 2009 with support from the government of Ontario, and published its first report in February 2010. It is named after Ontario's longest-serving Premier, Sir Oliver Mowat.

The Mowat Centre describes itself as "Ontario's non-partisan, evidence-based voice on public policy." It "undertakes collaborative applied policy research, proposes innovative research-driven recommendations, and engages in public dialogue on Canada's most important national issues."

Academic experts the Mowat Centre has collaborated with include Robin Boadway, Sujit Choudhry, Tom Courchene, and others. Organizations Mowat has collaborated with include the Atlantic Provinces Economic Council, the Broadbent Institute, the Brookings Institution, the Caledon Institute of Social Policy, the Canada West Foundation, Corporate Knights, KPMG, Leger Marketing, and others.

According to a 2015 report analyzing its own policy impact and public footprint, the Mowat Centre has played a role in the passage of the Fair Representation Act 2011 and reforms made to policy proposals that led to the Canada Job Grant and income splitting in Canada. According to the same report, in the years 2010 through 2014 the Mowat Centre published 101 reports, was mentioned in 1317 media reports, and was referenced 59 times in policy reports and 87 times in academic research.

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