Over 25 Years of Experience
SPR Associates Inc., a full-service research firm, has
been a major provider of consulting services -- conducting public policy research,
reviews and evaluations -- for more than 25 years. SPR has conducted many
major national and provincial management reviews, national policy studies and
evaluations in both official languages, and has obtained an outstanding
reputation for objectivity and the ability to deal with sensitive
issues.
SPR has also developed an exceptional track record by conducting innovative research in such
diverse areas as information and Internet applications, business and technology, housing, family violence, occupational health and safety,
the environment, and Aboriginal affairs.
Studies that Make a Difference: Many of SPR’s studies have been linked to
leading-edge changes in public policy, legislative and program
changes, program expansions (acquiring additional program and delivery
resources) and program consolidations (streamlining programs). For example, SPR's:
- 2009-2010 Evaluation of the Shelter Enhancement Program (SEP) aided a decision by the Government of Canada to commit
$100 million to the construction, acquisition and repair of Canada's shelters for women experiencing family violence;
- review of the South Asian Legal Clinic of Ontario (SALCO), led to permanent funding for this legal aid clinic
by the Government of Ontario in 2006;
- research on work and family life played an important part of the
background research for Canada's introduction of new Parental Leave Benefits
in December 2000;
- review of youth exchanges played an important role in the
emergence of Exchanges Canada, aiding in the fulfillment of a Speech-
from-the-Throne Commitment, by then Minister Stéphane Dion; and
- studies of occupational health and safety in Ontario led to
major changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Act and the introduction of
Canada's largest program in occupational health and safety training (over
80,000 trainees have been certified since 1994).