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{"title":"Municipal Economic Development “Key Sectors”: Do Priorities Match Realities?","authors":"Aaron A. Moore,&nbsp;Joseph Lyons,&nbsp;Hannah Verrips","doi":"10.1111/capa.70064","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/capa.70064","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This article explores whether municipal economic development priorities align with Canada's changing economy and workforce and whether these same priorities address the employment needs of municipalities' working-age residents. Our analysis draws on census division and census subdivision data from the 2021 Canadian Census and our own original database of economic sector priorities in Canadian municipalities with populations greater than 20,000. We find general alignment between municipal sector priorities and the current composition of Canada's economy and workforce. By and large, these priorities also reflect the employment needs of working-age residents in individual municipalities. However, we also find that municipalities and their economic development agencies continue to prioritize manufacturing, even though the sector has declined significantly as a proportion of Canada's economy and a focus on manufacturing does not reflect the increasingly educated working-age population within larger municipalities.</p>","PeriodicalId":46145,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Public Administration-Administration Publique Du Canada","volume":"69 2","pages":"189-214"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/capa.70064","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148269347","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Policy Learning and Policy Development in Innovation Policy: Canada's Global Innovation Clusters Initiative","authors":"David A. Wolfe,&nbsp;Travis Southin","doi":"10.1111/capa.70060","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/capa.70060","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This article argues that policy learning is essential for effective innovation policy. The ability to learn from past experiments in a reflexive fashion is a prerequisite for effective policy design. The article responds to the call for more applied research to compliment the theoretical framing of policy learning in the literature. Canada's Innovation Supercluster Initiative, introduced with great fanfare in 2017 and substantially revised in 2022 as the Global Innovation Clusters, offers a relevant case study. Lessons from the federal government's previous experience with national cluster policy were overlooked, in the effort to introduce a flagship initiative for Canada's Innovation and Skills Plan. The article argues that this shortcoming may reflect a deeper institutional issue with how Canada's public service is organized to retain and transmit the lessons from previous policy experiments.</p>","PeriodicalId":46145,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Public Administration-Administration Publique Du Canada","volume":"69 2","pages":"167-188"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/capa.70060","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148269073","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Canadian Defence Procurement and the Project Approval Process","authors":"Elinor C. Sloan","doi":"10.1111/capa.70062","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/capa.70062","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Marked delays in defence acquisitions in Canada have repeatedly raised concerns about the efficiency of its military procurement system. Observers point to the lack of a single point of accountability in defence procurement, a culture of risk aversion, and layers of bureaucratic process as key sources of the problem. Drawing on the project approval process that is set out in the Department of National Defence Project Approval Directive, this article traces the Canadian defence procurement process from the identification through definition phases that are largely internal to DND. It reveals redundant or unnecessary documents and governance structures that may contribute to an inefficient defence procurement system. It highlights possible sources of bottlenecks and risk aversion and puts forward proposals for streamlining. The article concludes with a discussion of the new defence investment agency as set out in Canada's 2026 defence industrial strategy.</p>","PeriodicalId":46145,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Public Administration-Administration Publique Du Canada","volume":"69 2","pages":"233-249"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/capa.70062","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148269063","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"“We've Got to Keep You Where You Are”: Rent Banks as Eviction Prevention","authors":"Alison Smith,&nbsp;Hannah Brais,&nbsp;Jayne Malenfant","doi":"10.1111/capa.70065","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/capa.70065","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The last two decades have seen countless local, provincial, and even federal promises to end homelessness in Canada. These efforts to end homelessness have largely failed, and in many communities, there has been an increase in the number of people who are unhoused. We argue that preventing evictions for people who are at risk of losing their housing for financial reasons is a small but important part of larger efforts to prevent homelessness. We do so through a careful study of rent banks in Canada, which prevent evictions by providing emergency financial support to households at risk of eviction. We ask what role rent banks have played historically and are playing today in the prevention of homelessness in Canada and identify promising practices. When they are part of larger efforts to prevent evictions and homelessness at a more structural level, rent banks are important and meaningful interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":46145,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Public Administration-Administration Publique Du Canada","volume":"69 2","pages":"215-232"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/capa.70065","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148269062","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Using a “Disagreement Index” to Examine Cabinet Decision-Making","authors":"Kennedy Stewart","doi":"10.1111/capa.70066","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/capa.70066","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This article introduces a Disagreement Index (DI) to measure formal disagreement in Westminster cabinet decision-making using declassified archival records. The DI converts observable decision outcomes, including approval, amendment, deferral, and rejection, into a standardized quantitative measure. The index is demonstrated using a complete set of documents from a British Columbia cabinet meeting to illustrate feasibility. The article shows how cabinet minutes can be systematically coded to produce transparent and replicable indicators of formal disagreement and to support longitudinal and comparative analysis where consistent documentary records are available.</p>","PeriodicalId":46145,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Public Administration-Administration Publique Du Canada","volume":"69 2","pages":"278-289"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/capa.70066","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148268801","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"From Classroom to Cabinet: Bridging Digital Competency and Organizational Support in Nova Scotia's Public Sector","authors":"Warwick Young,&nbsp;Dr. Kristian Suen","doi":"10.1111/capa.70061","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/capa.70061","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This research examined the relationship between digital competency and perceived organizational support among Nova Scotia public servants and MPA students. Findings revealed a non-linear developmental progression where reliance on external validation systematically diminished as expertise matures. This “decoupling” process was punctuated by significant competency valleys at mid-career and mid-program stages, reflecting a “metacognitive recalibration” period, where professionals transition toward internalized standards. By framing performance fluctuations as developmental transitions rather than skill deficits, the study extended organizational support theory into digital transformation contexts and underscored the need for stage-sensitive interventions to navigate these critical professional passages.</p>","PeriodicalId":46145,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Public Administration-Administration Publique Du Canada","volume":"69 2","pages":"290-320"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/capa.70061","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148269216","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"AI Revolution and Warfare: A New Paradigm Shift in Defence Procurement, Restructuring, Training, and Recruitment","authors":"Ehsan Jozaghi","doi":"10.1111/capa.70063","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/capa.70063","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The war in Ukraine and Israel's successful operations have demonstrated the apparent shift in military operations, strategic defence spending, and innovations. Drawing parallels to the industrial revolution and how it slowly transferred military procurement, training, and deployment, the current study also highlights the AI revolution and the rapid transformation needed to ensure nations have the resources, training, procurement, and planning to guarantee deterrence. It is ultimately argued that many nations' future success in deterring the new asymmetrical warfare is directly tied to pivoting quickly to a new revolutionary restructuring of their militaries and security apparatus.</p>","PeriodicalId":46145,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Public Administration-Administration Publique Du Canada","volume":"69 2","pages":"250-277"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/capa.70063","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148269357","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Navigating Complex Processes and Relationships: Innovating in Uncertain Times","authors":"Robert P. Shepherd","doi":"10.1111/capa.70067","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/capa.70067","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46145,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Public Administration-Administration Publique Du Canada","volume":"69 2","pages":"157-166"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/capa.70067","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148268932","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Indigenous-Municipal Relations in Canada","authors":"Joanne Heritz","doi":"10.1111/capa.70059","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/capa.70059","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;p&gt;Since the new millennium Canada's urban Indigenous population has increased significantly to the extent that over 60 per cent of them reside in cities in the present day (StatsCan, &lt;span&gt;2021&lt;/span&gt;). Unlike governance systems for First Nations on reserves, there are no governance systems for Indigenous Peoples off reserve. The Supreme Court of Canada's 2016 decision on &lt;i&gt;Daniels v. Canada&lt;/i&gt; clarified federal responsibility from mostly “Indians” on-reserve to all Indigenous Peoples, including those who live in cities. However, the decision falls short of providing the federal government with direction regarding urban Indigenous governance (Magnet, &lt;span&gt;2017&lt;/span&gt;). Similarly, the provinces are responsible for Indigenous Peoples and have constitutional responsibilities for municipalities as “creatures of the province” (Good, &lt;span&gt;2019&lt;/span&gt;) but no one province has yet to mandate specific policies for Indigenous Peoples at the local level. Not all municipalities agree on their legal duty to consult First Nations due to their constitutional subordination as creatures of the provinces (Alcantara and Nelles, &lt;span&gt;2016&lt;/span&gt;). Fraser and Viswanathan (&lt;span&gt;2013&lt;/span&gt;) find that the legislation provides minimal guidance for its practice. In the absence of Supreme Court cases that extend the duty to consult to municipalities, Anderson and Flynn (&lt;span&gt;2021&lt;/span&gt;) maintain that case law and provincial legislation support municipal responsibility to consult. Despite these constitutional constraints, this short article argues that municipalities are taking the lead, compared to the federal and provincial governments, in initiating relations with urban Indigenous Peoples, assessing where the scholarship and initiatives are heading in Canada.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There are two approaches to Indigenous-Municipal relations in Canada. One is arrangements made between municipalities and adjacent reserves, with First Nations (Alcantara and Nelles, &lt;span&gt;2016&lt;/span&gt;). The other, and the focus of this article, is relations with Indigenous Peoples (status and non-status First Nations, Métis, and Inuit) who reside in urban centres. There are more Indigenous Peoples living in municipalities than ever before, and rather than coming and going from reserve, a significant number of them are making cities their homes (Peters, &lt;span&gt;2011&lt;/span&gt;; Peters and Andersen, &lt;span&gt;2013&lt;/span&gt;). However, Indigenous Peoples are overrepresented among the homeless population (Smith, &lt;span&gt;2022&lt;/span&gt;; Thistle, &lt;span&gt;2019&lt;/span&gt;) and for those who are housed they struggle with poor housing conditions and housing affordability (Anderson, &lt;span&gt;2013&lt;/span&gt;). They are significantly underrepresented in municipal governance and their relationship with municipalities is understudied (Major, &lt;span&gt;2024&lt;/span&gt;).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Investigating Indigenous-Municipal relations requires a reminder of the limitations that municipalities have in policy development when compared to federal and provincial levels of ","PeriodicalId":46145,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Public Administration-Administration Publique Du Canada","volume":"69 2","pages":"321-328"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/capa.70059","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148269332","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Governing at Arm's Length: Accountability, Inclusion and Performance in Contemporary Canadian Programs and Policies","authors":"Robert P. Shepherd","doi":"10.1111/capa.70057","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/capa.70057","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46145,"journal":{"name":"Canadian Public Administration-Administration Publique Du Canada","volume":"69 1","pages":"5-11"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/capa.70057","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148012190","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"管理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}