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Since its inception in 2020, the Future of Canada Project at McMaster University has sought to better understand the issues and opportunities facing Canada.

Supported by a generous gift from Chancellor Emeritus L.R. “Red” Wilson 62’, the project has provided seed funding to catalyze 14 interdisciplinary research projects, supported seven Future Fellows and held Imagining 2080: A Forum on Canada’s Futures, which gathered 150 future-thinkers from across the country to collectively explore potential futures for Canada in 2080.

Exploring topics ranging from healthcare, Indigenous Reconciliation, democratic resilience, senior well-being and systemic racism, the work supported by the Future of Canada Project is contributing to the development of a better Canada—one that is more equitable, sustainable, resilient and prosperous

In April 2024, the Future of Canada Project concluded its three-year pilot period. However, elements of the Project’s work and research will continue to live and grow in the recently established Wilson College of Leadership and Civic Engagement—another future-focused initiative supported by L.R. “Red” Wilson that will educate the next generation of Canada’s civic and community leaders, providing them with the space to dream their futures into reality.