Canada’s prosperity is at risk—falling productivity, lagging investment, and a widening income gap. We must rethink our economic model—prioritizing resilience, innovation, and self-determination.
To celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary in 2017, we at BCG in Canada launched an effort to examine Canada’s current and future prospects. We then established the Centre for Canada’s Future to serve as a catalyst moving Canada forward, identifying the greatest opportunities for the nation, contributing to the national dialogue, and helping shape the country’s agenda.
BCG has long been committed to making a difference in Canada. Every day, we live out the legacy of civic entrepreneur and BCG senior partner David Pecaut, unleashing social impact by applying disciplined analytics and strategic thinking to society’s most pressing problems. We focus not on our past achievements but on anticipating and meeting both the demands and promise of the future.
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February 24, 2025
Our Goals
BCG’s Centre for Canada’s Future aims to be a catalyst that helps move Canada forward. To realize these goals, the Centre:
- Delivers the best of BCG's consulting and analytical capabilities to provide trusted expertise and insight on the issues most pressing to Canada
- Partners with Canadian organizations from the corporate, nonprofit, and government sectors seeking to move Canada forward
- Convenes Canadian leaders from the public and private sectors and fosters the collaboration needed to achieve impact
The Centre has also developed a guiding national strategy that works to drive inclusive prosperity in the next 5-10 years. This strategy is built on 6 critical missions. Learn more about each mission below.
Thought Leadership
Mission 1: Drive Canadian Investment to Grow Role on Global Stage
This mission is built on the principle of fostering Canadian competitiveness and ingenuity on the global stage. Across a diverse set of global industries, this mission works to cultivate Canadian leadership while simultaneously amplifying investment and talent attraction to Canada's growing start-up ecosystem.
This mission is built on the principle of fostering Canadian competitiveness and ingenuity on the global stage. Across a diverse set of global industries, this mission works to cultivate Canadian leadership while simultaneously amplifying investment and talent attraction to Canada's growing start-up ecosystem.
To celebrate Canada’s 150th anniversary, BCG takes a look at Canada‘s enormously successful past and bright future. To launch a series of studies advancing a national conversation about Canada’s future we begin with this examination of Canada’s prosperity.
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May 26, 2021
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The national conversation on telecom pricing is often portrayed as a binary choice between low costs for consumers and high profits for industry. The reality is more complicated. BCG's latest research highlights the need for Canadian policymakers to balance affordability with quality, availability, investment, and innovation.
Mission 2: Capitalize on Full Economic Value of Climate Transaction
To drive prosperity, the ongoing climate transition must be capitalized on. This goal works to advance the decarbonization of key sectors to drive growth in the domestic green industry and simultaneously rejuvenate Canadian energy investment to develop global net-zero champions.
To drive prosperity, the ongoing climate transition must be capitalized on. This goal works to advance the decarbonization of key sectors to drive growth in the domestic green industry and simultaneously rejuvenate Canadian energy investment to develop global net-zero champions.
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June 27, 2023
The global push for Net Zero creates huge opportunities for Canada’s climate tech innovators, but they will need support to survive ‘valleys of death’ and scale to impact.
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March 22, 2023
How Canada can overcome its slower start and deliver low-carbon hydrogen to Northeast Asian consumers.
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March 12, 2024
How can Canada solve 4 MT of methane emissions from its 180 million cows, sheep and chickens while catalyzing a new industry in rural Canada?
Mission 3: Deliver on the Promise of AI and Emerging Technologies
To strengthen the tech and digital infrastructure to support AI investment and adoption, while also accelerating AI upskilling and individual adoption to advance Canada’s technology intake.
Mission 4: Bolster Infrastructure to Lay Foundations for Growth
This mission aims to resolve urgent infrastructure bottlenecks that drive negative growth sentiment while simultaneously developing future-ready public sector infrastructure.
This mission aims to resolve urgent infrastructure bottlenecks that drive negative growth sentiment while simultaneously developing future-ready public sector infrastructure.
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March 4, 2025
Across the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, housing unaffordability is squeezing the workforce. BCG’s report with CivicAction explores unforeseen side-effects, and urgent solutions needed now.
Mission 5: Champion Inclusive Growth for All Canadians
This mission seeks to empower commercial ecosystems to enable all Canadians to prosper, bridging participation and wealth gaps. Additionally, it aims to progress Truth and Reconciliation commitments to drive Indigenous prosperity.
This mission seeks to empower commercial ecosystems to enable all Canadians to prosper, bridging participation and wealth gaps. Additionally, it aims to progress Truth and Reconciliation commitments to drive Indigenous prosperity.
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June 12, 2023
Canada’s industrial sector is facing a critical talent shortage. By taking three key steps, employers can improve the lives of their workers and drive bottom line impact.
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November 21, 2022
As the world continues to change dramatically, one thing remains constant: the need for strong and effective leadership. Here is how Generative Leadership principles can empower public sector teams to address the key challenges in today's disruptive times.
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April 28, 2023
Unchecked workplace stress is fueling a mental health crisis among young Canadians. Fostering resilience and well-being can help businesses address burnout.
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December 14, 2020
Anti-Black racism in Canada is worse than most Canadians want to believe. With the COVID-19 pandemic amplifying the injustices against Black People, it is now more important than ever for Canadians to take action.
Mission 6: Build Canada’s Resiliency to Mitigate Risks to Prosperity
To foster natural-resource stewardship to preserve our precious asset endowment while also advancing technology governance and cybersecurity to preserve individual, corporate, and national security.
The Centre for Canada’s Future Leaders
Through the Centre for Canada’s Future, BCG brings strategic excellence and a focus on creating meaningful impact for Canadians. We collaborate with the public and private sectors to address the greatest challenges facing both society and Canada as a country, mobilizing action and acting as catalysts for change on critical issues such as Canadian prosperity, successful cities, attracting foreign investment, and digital innovation.
BCG in Canada
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