Centre for Public Policy Research
The Centre for Public Policy Research is a research centre housed within 尤物视频鈥檚 School of Public Policy.
What We Do
The Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR) advances research to address critical public policy challenges locally and globally. The Centre fosters collaboration between students, faculty, and policymakers, creating effective and equitable policies grounded in research. CPPR supports intellectual exchange through its seminar series, provides opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaboration, and helps students and faculty share their research with broader policy communities through accessible formats like policy briefs and reports.
CPPR Seminar Series
The CPPR Seminar Series, also known as the Policy Spotlight Series, brings together leading experts in public policy to address pressing local, national, and global issues. Through these discussions, students and faculty collaborate with policymakers and practitioners to shape impactful, equitable policies. The series aims to inspire future policymakers and foster innovative ideas by featuring diverse voices at the forefront of today鈥檚 policy challenges.
Fall 2024
Labour policy roundtable featuring:
JJ Rosenbaum
Executive Director, Global Labor Justice
Scott Nova
Executive Director, Worker Rights Consortium
Jessie Brunner
Stanford University
Anannya Bhattacharjee
International Coordinator for Asia Floor Wage Alliance
Kam Phung
Assistant Professor, Beedie School of Business
Judy Fudge
Professor of Labour Studies, McMaster University
A.J. Withers
Junior Chair, Gender, Sexuality, & Women's Studies
Dr. Angela Kaida
SFU Professor & Scientific Director of the CIHR Institute of Gender and Health
Dr. Kora DeBeck
Distinguished SFU Professor of Substance Use and Drug Policy, CIHR Applied Public Health Chair & Dorothy Killam Fellow
Spring 2024
Jacquie Griffiths
Invest Vancouver President
Jagmeet Singh
Federal NDP Leader
Brenda Bailey
BC Minister of Jobs, Economic Development, and Innovation
Glen Clark
Former BC Premier and Jim Pattison Group President
Fall 2023
Patty Hajdu
Federal Minister of Indigenous Services
Murray Rankin
Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
Grand Chief Stewart Phillip
Penticton's Indian Band Council Chief and Union of BC Indian Chiefs (UBCIC) President
Spring 2023
Ruth Mojeed Ramirez
Chief Equity Officer of The Inclusion Project & curator of Employment Equity Co-Lab
Dr. Christy Sutherland
Medical Director of PHS Community Services Society
Dr. Alaz Safak Munzur
Term Assistant Professor, School of Public Policy, SFU
Dr. Kennedy Stewart
Associate Professor, Director of the Centre for Public Policy Research, School of Public Policy, SFU
Fall 2022
Dr Peter Singer
Special Advisor to the Director General - World Health Organization WHO
Andrea Reimer
Former City Councillor, Vancouver
Michael A. Pickup
Auditor General, Office of the Auditor General of BC
Julie Miville-Dech锚ne
Senator of Canada