Our Research
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Signal49 Research is Canada’s foremost independent applied research organization, delivering rigorous, unbiased, evidence-based insights to help Canadians navigate complex challenges. Each year, we publish over 500 research outputs, offering trusted data, forecasts, and analysis to inform decision-making and drive progress.
Our Work
We are an independent, non-partisan, not-for-profit organization guided by the public interest and committed to real-world impact. We create rigorous, evidence-based research that leaders can trust to inform confident decision-making. A proudly Canadian organization, we focus on understanding the country’s most pressing challenges and advancing prosperity and wellbeing for all who live here.
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Focus areas
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Latest Research by Topic
Discover the latest data, analysis, and commentary from our economists and researchers on the most urgent issues facing communities, organizations, and the country.
Impact paper
Understand the long-term implications of policy or program choices. Impact papers combine rigorous research and analysis to project potential outcomes, risks, and benefits, helping decision-makers assess strategic paths with confidence.
Issue briefing
Get focused analysis on a single issue or policy question affecting Canada. Issue briefings outline challenges, context and implications, helping policymakers and leaders evaluate problems and possible responses.
Data briefing
Access concise, data-driven summaries on key economic, social or sectoral trends. Data briefings deliver timely statistics and analysis to help leaders monitor shifts and make evidence-based decisions grounded in current data.
Case study
Explore real-world examples that spotlight how organizations or communities implemented policies or practices. Case studies reveal lessons, outcomes and practical insights that help leaders replicate success or avoid pitfalls in similar contexts.
Online Experience
Engage with interactive or multimedia content that delivers focused research in accessible formats. Online experiences provide short, digestible insights that make complex findings easy to explore and share across audiences.
Primer
Get a clear, foundational overview of a topic or emerging issue. Primers introduce essential background, definitions and context, equipping readers with baseline knowledge before diving deeper into detailed research.
Spotlight
Highlight emerging trends, promising practices or important developments in a given area. Spotlights bring attention to what matters now, helping leaders stay aware of shifts and opportunities early.
Summary for executives
Receive a sharp, concise digest of key findings and recommendations, tailored for busy decision-makers. Summaries for executives distill full research into actionable takeaways for strategic planning or policy response.
Leaders’ roundtable insights
Gain high-level perspectives from convened senior leaders and stakeholders. Leaders’ roundtable insights distill key takeaways, consensus views, and strategic considerations emerging from expert dialogue, guiding policy and organizational direction.
Listening Tour insights
Get grounded perspectives from Canadians across regions and sectors. Listening Tour insights synthesize candid feedback from diverse participants to surface emerging priorities, public sentiment, and actionable ideas, giving decision-makers a clear pulse on what matters most.
Quick take
Quick takes offer instant, concise analysis of emerging trends, helping leaders respond quickly to what’s shaping Canada’s economy and society.
Podcast
Our podcasts share thoughtful conversations that combine expert insight with real-world perspectives on Canada’s most pressing issues.
Webinar
Live or recorded webinars bring research to life, enabling leaders to explore findings, ask questions, and hear directly from researchers and practitioners.
Commentary
Commentaries highlight economic, social, and policy developments and trends and interpret data to help leaders anticipate change.
Op-ed
Op-eds that have appeared on media sites are archived on our website. They provide evidence-informed analysis, make the case for change, and help leaders think critically.
Knowledge Areas
Our knowledge areas are powered by world-class subject matter experts, researchers, and economists producing evidence-based research and forecasts that help Canada’s leaders make informed decisions, address challenges, and shape policies and strategies.
Research Series
Stay informed with recurring reports, forecasts, podcasts, and expert commentary covering the economy, human resources, education, innovation, and thought leadership.
Each publication provides timely data, insights, and analysis to help leaders navigate challenges and make confident, forward-looking decisions.
Subject Matter
Each research piece features subject matter tags that highlight the key topics covered in that publication and help you discover related studies, explore specialized areas, and navigate our work more easily.
Top subject matter
Artificial intelligence
Investigating AI’s transformative impact across business and society, exploring emerging trends, technological opportunities, and implications for Canada.
Carbon emissions
Research on carbon emissions and sustainability, evaluating climate challenges, energy trends, and strategies to reduce Canada’s environmental impact.
Inflation impact
Analysis of inflation’s influence on industries, consumer behaviour, and trade to guide economic and business decisions.
Tariffs
Insights into tariffs and trade policies, examining economic effects, international competitiveness, and strategies for businesses navigating evolving global markets.
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