Publications & Archives

• Gattinger, M. et al. (2023) Democratizing Risk Governance: Bridging Science, Expertise, Deliberation and Public Values. Institute for Science, Society and Policy

• Beck, M. et al. (2022) FROM CONCEPT TO ACTION: Good practices for equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in research, teaching and knowledge mobilization at the interface of science, society & policy. (PDF 3,33 MB). Institute for Science, Society and Policy

• The Institute for Science, Society and Policy. (2021) Strategic Plan 2021-2026. (PDF 0,5 MB). Institute for Science, Society and Policy

• ISSP members. (2021) Transforming Decision-Making to Meet the Grand Challenges of Our Time: The ISSP Member Blogs. (PDF 1,9 MB). Institute for Science, Society and Policy
• ISSP members. (2020) Understanding and Responding to Covid-19: The ISSP Member Blogs. (PDF 8,2MB). Institute for Science, Society and Policy
• Dufour, Paul. (2019) Paul Dufour's Opinion Pieces and Blogs. (PDF 1,3MB). Institute for Science, Society and Policy
• McCuaig-Johnston, M. (2018) From Field Surgery to Advanced Robotics: Sino-Canadian Relations in Science and Technology. (PDF 5,6MB) Institute for Science, Society and Policy and University of Alberta's China Institute.
• Quirion, R. et al. (2016) Reflections on science advisory systems in Canada. (PDF, 275 KB) Palgrave Communications. 2:16048 doi: 10.1057/palcomms.2016.48.
• McCuaig-Johnston, M. & Zhang, M. (2015) China's Innovation Incubators: Platforms for Partnerships. (PDF, 1,1MB) Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and Institute for Science, Society and Policy.
• McCuaig-Johnston, M. & Zhang, M. (2015) China Embarks on Major Changes in Science and Technology. (PDF, 2,5MB) Institute for Science, Society and Policy and University of Alberta's China Institute.
• Submission to Industry Canada's Science and Technology Consultation. (PDF, 8,4MB) (2014). Institute for Science, Society and Policy.
• Hawkins, R., Gault, F., Dufour, P., Geelen, J. & Saner, M. (2013). Canada’s Future as an Innovation Society: A Decalogue of Policy Criteria. (PDF, 8,1MB) Institute for Science, Society and Policy.
• Saner, M. & Stoklosa, A. (2013). Commercial, Societal and Administrative Benefits from the Analysis and Clarification of Definitions: The Case of Nanomaterials. (PDF, 89 KB) Creativity and Innovation Management. 22(1): 26-36.
• Dufour, P. (2012). Advancing Knowledge at the Frontier: The AAAS and the Saga of Science Societies in Canada. (PDF, 4,8MB) Institute for Science, Society and Policy.
• Hawkins, R. (2012). Looking at Innovation from a Uniquely Canadian Perspective: The Case for a New Alliance of Practice, Policy and Scholarship. (PDF, 350 KB) Institute for Science, Society and Policy (2 page Executive Summary and 16 pages of text and references).
• Christou, C. & Saner, M. (2012). Governance of Emerging Technologies: Scan of International Institutions. (PDF, 558 KB) Institute for Science, Society and Policy.
• Institute for Science, Society and Policy. (2012). Synthetic Biology at the Interface of Science and Policy. (PDF, 683 KB) Institute for Science, Society and Policy.
• Saner, M. & Heafey, E. (2011). A Primer on Nanomaterials Regulation. (PDF, 403 KB) Institute for Science, Society and Policy.
• University of Ottawa’s Office of the Vice-President, Research. (2011). Our post-human future. (PDF, 5,3MB) Research Perspectives. University of Ottawa Press: Ottawa.
  
  This issue explores post-humanism and profiles ISSP Director Marc Saner, ISSP Advisory Committee member Errol Mendes, ISSP Core Group member Ian Kerr, ISSP Affiliates Andrew Pelling and Rocci Luppicini, and SSP Network member Emil Petriu.

1. Researchers are from Mars; Policymakers are from Venus: Collaboration across the System. (PDF, 499 KB) By Matthew Gaudreau and Marc Saner
2. From Many to One: Integration of Knowledge and Values in Decision-making. (PDF, 552 KB) By Matthew Gaudreau and Marc Saner
3. Dealing with Not Knowing: Evaluating and Communicating Uncertainty at the Science/Policy Interface. (PDF, 580 KB) By Matthew Gaudreau, Michael Bordt and Marc Saner
4. (Workshop Backgrounder) Making it Work: Incentives to Improve the Science/Policy Interface. (PDF, 766 KB) By Sasha Kebo and Marc Saner  
5. (Workshop Report) Top Five Management Incentives to Improve the Science/Policy Interface. (PDF, 739 KB) By Michael Bordt and Marc Saner
6. A Map of the Interface between Science & Policy. (PDF, 601 KB) By Marc Saner
7. The Role and Responsibilities of the Scientist in Public Policy: A Discussion Paper on Science and Government. (PDF, 1.1 MB) By Bill Jarvis
8. A Question of Balance: New Approaches for Science Based Regulations. (PDF, 450 KB) By Bill Jarvis 

• Timeline: Bioenergy: Policy and Regulation in Canada and the United States. (PDF, 692 KB) By Alin Charrière and Moxi Zhang
• Timeline: Nanotechnology: Policy and Regulation in Canada, Australia, the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States. (PDF, 878 KB) By Alin Charrière and Beth Dunning
• Timeline: Synthetic Biology: Science, Policy and Regulation in Canada, Australia, the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States. (PDF, 660 KB) By Barbara Kubica

Red Series reports: these were the major policy statements of the Council. Each report was directed by a Council member (i.e. one of the 30 scientific advisors) and received approval of the Council prior to its publication.

1. A Space Program For Canada - July 1967 (PDF, 1.9MB)
2. The Proposal for an Intense Neutron Generator – Initial Assessment and Recommendations - December 1967 (PDF, 656kB)
3. A Major Program of Water Resources Research in Canada - September 1968 (PDF, 1.6MB)
4. Towards a National Science Policy for Canada - October 1968 (PDF, 2.6MB)
5. University Research and the Federal Government - September 1969 (PDF, 1.7MB)
6. A Policy for Scientific and Technical Information Dissemination - September 1969 (PDF, 1.8MB)
7. Earth Sciences Serving the Nation – Recommendations - April 1970 (PDF, 1.5MB)
8. Seeing the Forest and the Trees – a Report on Forest Resources Research - October 1970 (PDF, 981KB)
9. This Land is their Land: a Report on Fisheries and Wildlife Research in Canada - October 1970 (PDF, 1.7MB)
10. Canada, Science and the Oceans – a Major Program in Marine Science and Technology for Canada - November 1970 (PDF, 1.4MB)
11. A Canadian STOL Air Transport System as a National Major Program - October 1970 (PDF, 2MB)
12. Two Blades of Grass – The Challenge Facing Agriculture - March 1971 (PDF, 2.6MB)
13. A Trans-Canada Computer Communications Network – Phase I of Major Program on Computers - August 1971 (PDF, 1.9MB)
14. Cities for Tomorrow – Some Applications of Science and Technology to Urban Development - September 1971 (PDF, 3.9MB)
15. Innovation in a Cold Climate – the Dilemma of Canadian Manufacturing - October 1971 (PDF, 1.9MB)
16. It Is Not Too Late – Yet – a Look at Some Pollutions Problems in Canada’s Natural Environment; an Identification of Some Major Concerns - June 1972 (PDF, 1.9MB)
17. Lifelines – Some Policies for Basic Biology in Canada - August 1972 (PDF, 3.1MB)
18. Lifelines – Policy Objectives for Basic Research in Canada - September 1972 (PDF, 3.5MB)
19. Natural Resource Policy Issues in Canada - January 1973 (PDF, 2.5MB)
20. Canada, Science and International Affairs - April 1973 (PDF, 2.9MB)
21. Strategies of Development for the Canadian Computer Industry - September 1973 (PDF, 4.1MB)
22. Science for Health Services - October 1974 (PDF, 6.9MB)
23. Canada’s Energy Opportunities - March 1975 (PDF, 6.2MB)
24. Technology Transfer – Government Laboratories to Manufacturing Industry - December 1975 (PDF, 2.2MB)
25. Population, Technology and Resources - July 1976 (PDF, 4.1MB)
26. Northward Looking – A Strategy and a Science Policy for Northern Development - August 1977 (PDF, 4.9MB)
27. Canada as a Conserver Society – Resource Uncertainties and the Need for New Technologies - September 1977 (PDF, 5.6)
28. Policies and Poisons - The Containment of Long-term Hazards to Human Health... - October 1977 (PDF, 3MB)

29. Forging the Links – A Technology Policy for Canada - February 1979 (PDF, 3.3MB)

30. Roads to Energy Self-Reliance – The Necessary National Demonstrations - June 1979 (PDF, 10MB)

31. University Research In Jeopardy – the Threat of Declining Enrollment - December 1979 (PDF, 2.9MB)

32. Collaboration For Self-Reliance – Canada’s Scientific and Technological Contribution to the Food Supply of Developing Countries - March 1981 (PDF, 5.2MB)

33. Planning Now for an Information Society Tomorrow is too late - March 1982 (PDF, 3.3MB)
34. Transportation in a Resource-Conscious Future – Intercity Passenger Travel in Canada - September 1982 (PDF, 5.8MB)
35. Regulating the Regulators – Science, Values and Decisions - October 1982 (PDF, 5.2MB)
36. Science for Every Student – Educating Canadians for Tomorrow’s World - April 1984 (PDF, 7.2MB)
37. Canadian Industrial Development – Some Policy Directions - September 1984 (PDF, 4.7MB)
38. Seeds of Renewal – Biotechnology and Canada’s Resource Industries - September 1985 (PDF, 5.1MB)
39. Winning in a World Economy – University-Industry Interaction and Economic Renewal in Canada - April 1988 (PDF, 5.4MB)
40. Water 2020 – Sustainable Use for Water in the 21st Century - June 1988 (PDF, 3.9MB)
41. Northern Science for Northern Society – Building Economic Self-Reliance - April 1991 (PDF, 8.9MB)
42. Genetics in Canadian Health Care - July 1991 (PDF, 15MB)
43. Sustainable Agriculture – The Research Challenge - July 1992 (PDF, 6.1MB)

Green Series reports: these were studies conducted by outside experts commissioned by the Council to address scientific issues of special interest. The views presented by the author did not necessarily reflect those of the Council.

• Special Study No. 1 - Upper Atmosphere and Space Programs in Canada - February 1967 (PDF, 10.9MB)
• Special Study No. 2 - Physics in Canada – Survey and Outlook - May 1967 (PDF, 17.1MB)
• Special Study No. 3 - Psychology in Canada - September 1967 (PDF, 7.3MB)
• Special Study No. 4 - The Proposal for an Intense Neutron Generator – Scientific and Economic Evaluation - December 1967 (PDF, 10MB)
• Special Study No. 5 - Water Resources Research in Canada - July 1968 (PDF, 9.5MB)
• Special Study No. 6 - Background Studies in Science Policy – Projections of R&D Manpower and Expenditure - March 1969 (PDF, 4MB)
• Special Study No. 7 - The Role of the Federal Government in Support of Research in Canadian Universities – Part 1 - June 1969 (PDF, 17.1MB)
• Special Study No. 8 - Scientific and Technical Information in Canada Part 1 - October 1969 (PDF, 2.7MB)
• Special Study No. 8 - Scientific and Technical Information in Canada Part 2 (Chapters 1 - 3) - January 1970 (PDF, 16.4MB)
• Special Study No. 8 - Scientific and Technical Information in Canada Part 2 (Chapters 4 - 7) - January 1970 (PDF, 13MB)
• Special Study No. 9 - Chemistry and Chemical Engineering – A Survey of Research and Development in Canada - August 1969 (PDF, 4.7MB)
  • Committee Report No. 1 - Analytical Chemistry - August 1969 (PDF, 871KB)
  • Committee Report No. 2 - Inorganic Chemistry - August 1969 (PDF, 1.9MB)
  • Committee Report No. 3 - Metallurgy - August 1969 (PDF, 1.4MB)
  • Committee Report No. 4 - General Organic and Physical-Organic Chemistry - August 1969 (PDF, 781KB)
  • Committee Report No. 5 - Fuels - August 1969 (PDF, 1.1MB)
  • Committee Report No. 6 - Pharma - August 1969 (PDF, 1.8MB)
  • Committee Report No. 7 - Polymers - August 1969 (PDF, 1.8MB
  • Committee Report No. 8 - Pulp and Paper - August 1969 (PDF, 1.3MB) 
  • Committee Report No. 9 - Textiles - August 1969 (PDF, 1.5MB)
  • Committee Report No. 10 - Chemical Kinetics - August 1969 (PDF, 1MB)
  • Committee Report No. 11 - Thermodynamics - August 1969 (PDF, 2.8MB)
  • Committee Report No. 12 - Nuclear Chemistry - August 1969 (PDF, 4.3MB)
  • Committee Report No. 13 - Electrochemistry - August 1969 (PDF, 4.3MB)
  • Committee Reports No. 14 - High-Pressure Chemistry - August 1969 (PDF, 2.1MB)
  • Committee Reports No. 15 - Theoretical Chemistry - August 1969 (PDF, 964KB)
  • Committee Reports No. 16 - Food Chemistry - August 1969 (PDF, 4.3MB)
  • Committee Reports No. 17 - Biochemistry - August 1969 (PDF, 3.1MB)
  • Committee Reports No. 18 - Chemical Engineering - August 1969 (PDF, 2.3MB)
  • Committee Reports No. 19 - Chemistry in the Earth Sciences - August 1969 (PDF, 2.7MB)
  • Committee Report (no number) - Paint - August 1969 (PDF, 432KB)
  • Committee Report (no number) - Literature Review - August 1969 (PDF, 1.6MB)
• Special Study No. 10 - Agricultural Science in Canada - September 1970 (PDF, 8.6MB)
• Special Study No. 11 - Background to invention - October 1970 (PDF, 4.7MB)
• Special Study No. 12 - Aeronautics – Highway to the Future - September 1970 (PDF, 8.5MB)
• Special Study No. 13 - Earth Sciences Serving the Nation (Chapters 1 to 3) - November 1971 (PDF, 8.8MB)
• Special Study No. 13 - Earth Sciences Serving the Nation (Chapters 4 to 8) - November 1971 (PDF, 11.4MB)
• Special Study No. 14 - Forest Resources Research in Canada - May 1971 (only available in French)  (PDF, 14.7MB)
• Special Study No. 15 - Scientific Activities in Fisheries and Wildlife Resources - June 1971 (PDF, 12.2MB)
• Special Study No. 16 - Ad Mare – Canada Looks to the Sea – A Study on Marine Science and Technology - September 1971 (PDF, 10.8MB)
• Special Study No. 17 - A Survey of Canadian Activity in Transportation R&D - May 1971 (PDF, 1.4MB)
• Special Study No. 18 - From Formalin to Fortran – Basic Biology in Canada - August 1971 (PDF, 4.6MB)
• Special Study No. 19 - Research Councils in the Provinces – A Canadian Resource - June 1971 (PDF, 6.2MB)
• Special Study No. 20 - Prospects for Scientists and Engineers in Canada - March 1971 (PDF, 2.6MB)
• Special Study No. 21 - Basic Research - December 1971 (PDF, 4.1MB)
• Special Study No. 22 - The Multinational Firm, Foreign Direct Investment, and Canadian Science Policy - December 1971 (PDF, 4.5MB)
• Special Study No. 23 - Innovation and the Structure of Canadian Industry - October 1972 (PDF, 6.9MB)
• Special Study No. 24 - Air Quality – Local, Regional and Global Aspects - October 1972 (PDF, 1.6MB)
• Special Study No. 25 - National Engineering, Scientific and Technological Societies of Canada - December 1972 (PDF, 6.8MB)
• Special Study No. 26 - Governments and Innovation - April 1973 (PDF, 15MB)
• Special Study No. 27 - Essays on Aspects of Resource Policy - May 1973 (PDF, 5.5MB)
• Special Study No. 28 - Education and Jobs – Career Patterns Among Selected Canadian Science Graduates with International Comparisons - June 1973 (PDF, 7.3MB)
• Special Study No. 29 - Health Care in Canada – A Commentary - August 1973 (PDF, 8.7MB)
• Background Study No. 30 - A Technology Assessment System – A Case Study of East Coast Offshore Petroleum Exploration - April 1974 (PDF, 5.5MB)
• Background Study No. 31 - Knowledge, Power and Public Policy - November 1974 (PDF, 10.7MB)
• Background Study No. 32 - Technology Transfer in Construction - January 1975 (PDF, 16.7MB)
• Background Study No. 33 - Energy Conservation - July 1975 (PDF, 14.5MB)
• Background Study No. 34 - Northern Development and Technology Assessment Systems – a study of petroleum development programs in the Mackenzie Delta-Beaufort Sea Region and the Arctic Islands - January 1976 (PDF, 10.7MB)
• Background Study No. 35 - The Role and Function of Government Laboratories and the Transfer of Technology to the Manufacturing Sector - May 1976 (PDF, 16.7MB)
• Background Study No. 36 - The Political Economy of Northern Development - April 1976 (PDF, 14.5MB)
• Background Study No. 37 - Mathematical Sciences in Canada - September 1975 (PDF, 15.8MB)
• Background Study No. 38 - Humans Goals and Science Policy - October 1976 (PDF, 6.8MB)
• Background Study No. 39 - Canadian Law and the Control of Exposure to Hazards - October 1977 (PDF, 7.9MB)
• Background Study No. 40 - Government Regulation of the Occupational and General Environments in the United Kingdom, The United States and Sweden - October 1977 (PDF, 8.7MB)
• Background Study No. 41 - Regulatory Processes and Jurisdictional Issues in the Regulation of Hazardous Products in Canada - October 1977 (PDF, 10.4MB)
• Background Study No. 42 - The Strathcona Sound Mining Project – A Case Study of Decision Making - February 1978 (PDF, 14.2MB)
• Background Study No. 43 - The Weakest Link – A Technological Perspective on Canadian Industrial Underdevelopment - October 1978 (PDF, 11.8MB)
• Background Study No. 44 - Canadian Government Participation in International Science and Technology - November 1979 (PDF, 8.2MB)
• Background Study No. 45 - Partnership in Development – Canadian Universities and World Food - January 1981 (only available in French) (PDF, 9.7MB)
• Background Study No. 46 - The Peripheral Nature of Scientific and Technological Controversy in Federal Policy Formation - July 1981 (PDF, 6MB)
• Background Study No. 47 - Public Inquiries in Canada - September 1981 (PDF, 11.9MB)
• Background Study No. 48 - Threshold Firms – Backing Canada’s Winners - July 1982 (PDF, 9.6MB)
• Background Study No. 49 - Governments and Microelectronics – The European Experience - March 1983 (PDF, 5.9MB)
• Background Study No. 50 - The Challenge of Diversity – Industrial Policy in the Canadian Federation - August 1983 (PDF, 13.8MB)
• Background Study No. 51 - Partners in Industrial Strategy – The Special Role of the Provincial Research Organizations - November 1983 (PDF, 8.4MB)
• Background Study No. 52 - Science Education in Canadian Schools - Volume I - April 1984 (PDF, 8.7MB)
• Background Study No. 52 - Science Education in Canadian Schools - Volume II - April 1984 (PDF, 4MB)
• Background Study No. 52 - Science Education in Canadian Schools - Volume III - April 1984 (PDF, 14.7MB)
• Background Study No. 52 - Science Education in Canadian Schools - Summary - April 1984 (PDF, 937KB)
• Background Study No. 53 - The Uneasy Eighties – The Transition to an Information Society - March 1985 (PDF, 8.6MB)
• Background Study No. 54 - Technology and the Canadian Forest-Product Industries – A Policy Perspective - January 1988 (PDF, 7.4MB)
• Background Study No. 55 - Not a Long Shot – Canadian Industrial Science and Technology Policy - July 1989 (PDF, 7.7MB)

Other reports: a small number of reports were issued during the late 1980s and early 1990s that did not fit into either of the above series.

• A National Consultation on Emerging Technology
• Harnessing Science and Technology for Cold Regions (bilingual document) - December 1989 (PDF, 8.8MB)
• Reaching for Tomorrow – Science and Technology Policy in Canada - June 1992  (PDF, 11.2MB)

• (1999) BEST - Building Excellence in Science and Technology (BEST): The Federal Roles in Performing Science and Technology  (PDF, 108KB)
• (1999) SAGE - Science Advice for Government Effectiveness (PDF, 43KB)
• (2000) A Framework for Science and Technology Advice: Principles and Guidelines for the Effective Use of Science and Technology Advice in Government Decision Making (PDF, 74KB)
• (2001) READ - Reinforcing External Advice to Departments (PDF, 144KB)
• (2001) STEPS - Science and Technology Excellence in the Public Service (PDF, 431KB)
• (2002) EDGE - Employees Driving Government Excellence: Renewing S&T Human Resources in the Federal Public Service (PDF, 546KB)
• (2003) SCOPE - Science Communications and Opportunities for Public Engagement (PDF, 401KB)
• (2005) LINKS - Linkages in the National Knowledge System: Fostering a Linked Federal S&T Enterprise (PDF, 399KB)