This report explores Indigenous ocean law, critiquing Western legal frameworks while advocating for Indigenous-led marine management. It highlights the Haida Nation’s success in securing marine title through negotiation and litigation, and presents conceptual tools like keystone theory and the rights of nature to support sustainable ocean governance.

This report evaluates Canada's public consultation processes for artificial intelligence governance, comparing them with Australia, Colombia, and the United States. It identifies systemic challenges in achieving meaningful citizen engagement and recommends strategies to enhance transparency, inclusivity, and public trust through improved outreach and permanent feedback mechanisms.

The Country Profile Factsheets series, published by the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF), provides country-level analysis of mining sectors, mineral resources, critical minerals policies, investment conditions, governance and sustainability considerations. It supports comparative research into responsible mining, mineral supply chains and sector-related risks.

This report evaluates 11 Canadian pension managers on their alignment with Indigenous rights and free, prior and informed consent (FPIC). It identifies significant policy gaps and material financial risks, recommending that funds adopt UNDRIP-aligned frameworks and refuse to invest in major projects lacking the explicit consent of impacted communities.

This report examines the challenges of regulating decentralised social media like Mastodon and Bluesky within centralised policy frameworks. It highlights how community-governed moderation offers alternatives to corporate control and recommends that Canada adopts proportionate, tiered regulations to support digital sovereignty and public-interest infrastructure.

The International Public Sector Accounting Standards Board develops accrual-based accounting and sustainability reporting standards for use by public sector entities worldwide.

This report analyses the impact of the US anti-ESG movement on Canadian institutional investors. It examines governance challenges in integrated markets, shifts in proxy voting, and regulatory changes. Despite political spillover, the analysis highlights the resilience of Canadian legal frameworks and the ongoing commitment to climate-risk oversight.

IEN is a peer-learning network supporting endowments and foundations to integrate climate and social inequality considerations into investment strategies.

Published by ICCR in April 2026, this report provides investor guidance on addressing excessive executive compensation. It outlines proxy voting guidelines, pay thresholds, and stewardship frameworks to help investors challenge the growing gap between CEO and worker pay, and promote greater accountability and long-term value creation.

The Digital Policy Hub, hosted by the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI), is a research and policy platform focused on the governance of transformative technologies. It supports research, analysis and collaboration on topics including artificial intelligence, data governance, digital security, democracy, outer space and environmental impacts of digitalisation.

Rally Assets is a Canadian impact investment management firm helping investors drive positive social and environmental impact alongside financial returns.

This report analyses the Canadian private impact investing market, which targets CA$17.7 billion in capital across 218 products. It examines market size, geographic distribution, and primary impact areas, noting a concentration in venture capital and highlighting the need for aggregation strategies and blended-finance models to scale investments.

Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD) is a Canadian not-for-profit membership organisation supporting directors and corporate governance professionals. ICD provides director education, governance training, thought leadership, networking opportunities and the ICD.D designation. Through chapters across Canada, ICD promotes governance, board leadership and professional development for directors in public and not-for-profit sectors.

GlobeScan is a global insights and advisory consultancy specialising in sustainability, trust and stakeholder engagement. It delivers evidence-based research, public opinion data and strategic advice to businesses, NGOs and governments, helping organisations understand societal expectations, manage risk, and develop sustainable strategies that create long-term value and strengthen reputation.

CEM Benchmarking provides independent, data-driven investment and pension benchmarking services for institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds and pension plan sponsors worldwide. It helps clients compare performance, costs and administration practices to maximise value for money, supported by a global database and actionable insights.

The China Sustainable Investment Review is a recurring research series that provides a structured overview of the development of China’s sustainable investment market. It examines policy evolution, market practices, product types, and ESG integration across financial institutions using publicly available information.