North-South Institute

For more than 20 years, the North-South Institute (NSI) has built a reputation for sound research and analysis of Canadian foreign policy, offered an independent voice on the urgent importance of world development issues, and brought those issues before the Canadian public and decision makers. Established in 1976, it is the only independent, non-governmental research institute in Canada focused on international development.

The Institute's research supports global efforts to strengthen international development cooperation, improve governance in developing countries, enhance gender and social responsibility in globalizing markets, and prevent ethnic and other conflict. The results of this research are shared through publications, seminars, and conferences with policymakers, educators, business, and media, as well as to interested groups and individuals, to help generate greater understanding and informed discussion of the problems and opportunities facing Canada and countries in the developing world.