Canadian Index of Wellbeing
University of Waterloo
Faculty of Health Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA
Bryan Smale
CIW Director and Professor Emeritus
Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies, University of Waterloo; Canadian Advisor - Leisure and Culture Domain
Mingjie (Jessie) Gao
CIW Data Analyst and Research Scientist
Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies, Faculty of Health, University of Waterloo
Mark Anielski
Canadian Advisor - Environment Domain
Anielski Management Inc.; CIW Canadian Advisor - Environment Domain
The Honourable Monique Bégin
Foundational Leader
P.C., O.C., FRSC, Sociologist (Ph.D); Former Canadian Commissioner on World Health Organization (WHO) Commission on Social Determinants of Health; Professor Emeritus in the Faculty of Health Sciences at University of Ottawa
Florence Campbell
Canadian Advisor, Former Advisory Board Member
Chair, Compassionate Communities Kingston Canada; Past Chair, Community Foundation for Kingston & Area; Retired senior executive from positions including Vice Principal, Advancement, Queen’s University and Vice President, Conference Board of Canada.
Ron Colman
Foundational Leader, Canadian Advisor
Ph.D., Executive Director, GPI Atlantic; former professor international politics, political theory and philosophy at Saint Mary’s University, Halifax; CIW Canadian Advisor - Education Domain
Martin Cooke
Research Associate
Associate Professor, jointly appointed to the Department of Sociology & Legal Studies and School of Public Health Sciences; cross-appointed to the School of Pharmacy, University of Waterloo.
Susan Elliott
Research Associate
Professor, Department of Geography and Environmental Management, cross-appointed to the School of Public Health Sciences, University of Waterloo; United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health
Karen Farbridge
Canadian Advisor, Former Advisory Board Member
President of Karen Farbridge & Associates; Adjunct Faculty, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University; Former municipal politician (Councillor and Mayor) for City of Guelph; PhD in Zoology from the University of Guelph
Martha Friendly
Research Associate
Executive Director, Childcare Resource and Research Unit, one of Canada’s key sources of child care data and policy analysis
Karen Gallant
Research Associate
Assistant Professor, Recreation and Leisure Studies, School of Health and Human Performance, Dalhousie University
Allan Gregg
Canadian Advisor, Former Advisory Board Member
Leading researcher, strategist and social commentator; Principal, Earnscliffe Strategy Group; Adjunct Professor, School of Public Administration and Political Management, Carleton University
Andrew Harvey
Canadian Advisor - Time Use Domain
Director Time-Use Research Program, Professor Emeritus, Economics, Saint Mary's University; CIW Canadian Advisor - Time Use Domain
Hazel Henderson
International Advisor
D.Sc. Hon., FRSA, founder, Ethical Markets Media; co-developer, Calvert-Henderson Quality of Life Indicators
Margo Hilbrecht
Research Associate
Interim Program Director, The Vanier Institute of the Family; Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Health, Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies, University of Waterloo
Meg Holden
Research Associate
Associate Professor, Urban Studies and Geography, Simon Fraser University
The Right Honourable David Johnston
Foundational Leader
C.C., C.M.M., C.O.M., C.D., F.R.S.C., F.R.C.P.S.C.; Executive Advisor of Deloitte Canada and Chair of Rideau Hall Foundation; Former Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada; Former President of the University of Waterloo.
Noel Keough
Canadian Advisor - Knowledge Mobilizer
Assistant Professor, Faculty of Environmental Design, University of Calgary; CIW Canadian Advisor - Domain Teams and Knowledge Mobilizers
Takayoshi Kusago
Research Associate
Professor, Kansai University, Osaka, Japan; Former Visiting Professor, Institute of Resources, Environment, and Sustainability, University of British Columbia (2015-2016)
Ronald Labonté
Canadian Advisor - Healthy Populations Domain
Canada Research Chair, Globalization/Health Equity, Institute of Population Health, University of Ottawa; CIW Canadian Advisor - Healthy Populations Domain
Gary Machan
Canadian Advisor - Knowledge Mobilizer
Chair, The Resilience Collaborative, County of Simcoe; CIW Canadian Advisor - Domain Teams and Knowledge Mobilization
Hugh Mackenzie
Foundational Leader, Former Advisory Board Member
Principal in Economic Consulting Business, Hugh Mackenzie & Associates; Researcher and Spokesperson, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives; Past President and Chair of the Atkinson Foundation
Heather Mair
Research Associate
Professor, Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies; cross-appointed to School of Pharmacy, University of Waterloo
Doug May
Canadian Advisor - Knowledge Mobilizer
Professor of Economics, Memorial University; Director of Concept Development, System of Community Accounts, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador; CIW Canadian Advisor - Domain Teams and Knowledge Mobilization
Dr. Robert McMurtry
Foundational Leader
CM, MD, FRCSC, FACS, Professor Emeritus, Surgery, University of Western Ontario; Former Orthopedic Consultant at the Hand and Upper Limb Centre, London, Ontario; Former Member of the Health Council of Canada
Alex Michalos
Foundational Leader, Canadian Advisor
C.M., Ph.D., D.Litt., F.R.S.C., O.C., Adjunct Professor of Philosophy, Brandon University; Professor Emeritus, Political Science, University of Northern British Columbia
Steven E. Mock
Research Associate
Associate Professor, Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies; Director, RBC Retirement Research Centre; Interim Director, Network for Aging Research (NAR), University of Waterloo
Alexis Morgan
Canadian Advisor - Environment Domain
Sustainability and Conservation Consultant; CIW Canadian Advisor - Environment Domain
Nazeem Muhajarine
Research Associate, Canadian Advisor
Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, College of Medicine, University of Saskatchewan; and Director, Saskatchewan Population Health and Evaluation Research Unit (SPHERU), Universities of Regina and Saskatchewan; CIW Canadian Advisor - Healthy Populations Domain
Charles Pascal
Foundational Leader
O.C., Ph.D., Professor, Applied Psychology & Human Development, OISE/University of Toronto; Former Executive Director, Atkinson Charitable Foundation
László Pintér
Canadian Advisor - Environment Domain
Senior Fellow, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD); Professor, Dept. of Environmental Sciences and Policy, Central European University; CIW Canadian Advisor - Environment Domain
The Honourable Roy J. Romanow
Foundational Leader
P.C., O.C., S.O.M., Q.C., Former Premier of Saskatchewan; Commissioner on the Future of Health Care in Canada; Chancellor and Senior Fellow (Political Studies), University of Saskatchewan; Atkinson Economic Justice Fellow
Kate Rybczynski
Research Associate
Department of Economics; Chair, Status of Women and Equity Committee, Faculty Association, University of Waterloo
Mike Salvaris
Research Associate, International Advisor
Project Manager, Australian National Development Index; Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne; CIW International Advisor and Research Associate
Katherine Scott
Research Associate, Canadian Advisor
Senior Researcher with Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA); Former VP Research, Canadian Council on Social Development (CCSD); CIW Canadian Advisor - Community Vitality Domain
Andrew Sharpe
Canadian Advisor - Living Standards Domain
Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS); CIW Canadian Advisor - Living Standards Domain
Malcolm Shookner
Canadian Advisor - Knowledge Mobilizer
Former Chief Statistician, Community Counts and Statistics, Nova Scotia Department of Finance; CIW Canadian Advisor - Domain Teams and Knowledge Mobilization
Simron Singh
Research Associate
School of Environment, Enterprise, and Development (SEED); Program Director, Master of Development Practice (MDP) Program; Teaching Fellow, Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo
Charles Ungerleider
Canadian Advisor, Former Advisory Board Member
Research Director and Managing Partner, Directions Evidence and Policy Research Group; Professor Emeritus, Department of Educational Studies, University of British Columbia
Jeffrey Wilson
Research Associate
School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED), Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo