Making Government work for Canadians.

Impact Canada designs outcomes-based solutions to help Canadians get the value they deserve.

Greater accountability
Better data
Efficient service
Lower cost of delivery
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Canadians deserve programs that work in the real world.

  • Policy implementation is complex.
  • Getting it right is critical to drive progress.
  • Government is evolving to better serve Canadians.
Real impact for Canadians.

Proven methods that guarantee meaningful results.

Outcomes-based Financing

We help partners design and deliver initiatives that reward real-world results, using innovative funding models to drive measurable impact for Canadians.

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Sludge Audits

We identify and measure the impact of “sludge”—unnecessary friction or barriers in a process, and provide recommendations on how to reduce it. 

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Good Data

We strengthen how government collects, analyzes, and applies data to design better policies, improve services, and deliver real outcomes. 

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Work with us
Hiring done efficiently.

We bring in the right people with the right skills for the right amount of time.

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Our Fellowship Program

The Impact Canada Fellowship program attracts external talent with specialized skills in areas such as social, behavioural and data sciences to support departments and agencies in addressing priority challenges.

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We get it.

And we're here to work with you.

We do things differently. We’ve partnered with dozens of departments, and delivery teams across government to design and implement high-impact programs that work in the real world.

Using outcomes-based financing, sludge audits, and a variety of other data-informed methods, we help teams deliver meaningful results. We cut time, cost and complexity.

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“What we were able to do through the Program of Applied Research on Climate Action in Canada (PARCA) is make changes to how government interacts with companies and businesses, to make the whole process more efficient and, at the end of the day, more successful.”

Holly Palen, Director of the Innovation and Youth Engagement Division at Environment and Climate Change Canada (referring to work on grants and contribution programming)
Steve Cody

“(It's) not full of red tape," Cody said. "I think the minister took a really good approach....If we can help one person, the impact is massive."

Steve Cody, Chair, Drug Checking Technology Challenge Jury

Why Impact Canada is able to drive real change in government and get results.

  • A specialized team in the Privy Council Office (PCO) with expertise in advanced data analytics, social and behavioural sciences, and partnership brokering.
  • Bespoke data collection and rigorous methodologies developed to work in a Canadian context
  • Connected to partners via embedded staff for maximum reach and impact.
  • Mandated to drive advanced policy analysis on the government's top priorities.
  • Designed to scale without increasing the impact on the fiscal framework.

How it works

  • 1 Schedule a call with our team.

    Let’s understand your goals.

    We take the time to understand your priorities, the outcomes you're accountable for, and the broader mandate you're working to deliver.

  • 2 We create a plan together.

    Designed with impact in mind.

    Based on that, we design a practical approach we can deliver together—focused on measurable results and aligned with federal goals.

  • 3 We implement together, measure, and improve.

    We stay with you from start to success.

    Once the plan is agreed, we confirm the partnership and begin implementation—working side by side to deliver outcomes that matter.