Horizons Canada

We help the #GoC develop policy and programs that are more robust and resilient in the face of disruptive change. Our foresight work explores shifts, their impacts, and plausible futures—we don’t provide policy recommendations or advice.

As the Government of Canada's centre of excellence in foresight, we developed a blueprint for growing future-oriented mindsets. Check out our competencies framework for foresight practice. horizons.service.canada.ca/en/2024/11/21/…

Are you interested in social trends and possible disruptions on the horizon? Kristel Van der Elst, our Director General, just delivered an insightful talk at the NATO Strategic Foresight Analysis 2025. Find our social foresight work here: horizons.service.canada.ca/en/our-work/so… #SocialTrends

The fast-growing space industry, with its complex network of private and public actors, is outpacing existing regulatory and legal frameworks. Consider the future of #SpaceCommercialization with our latest foresight brief: horizons.service.canada.ca/en/2024/07/18/…

Our new foresight brief explores whether metaverses could become the place we increasingly go to learn, work, socialize, create, consume, protest, access services and entertain ourselves. Learn more here: horizons.service.canada.ca/en/2024/07/18/… #Metaverses

#AntimicrobialResistance could bring far-reaching challenges that affects a widespread of services. Read more in our new foresight brief: horizons.service.canada.ca/en/2024/07/18/… #AMR

Satellite data is indispensable to everyday activities such as telecommunications, climate forecasting and national security. What could be next in the future of #SpaceCommercialization? Check out: horizons.service.canada.ca/en/2024/07/18/…

Metaverses offer the ability to simulate and study complex real-world systems such as the weather, transportation, or ecosystems. Learn how metaverses could deliver insights and efficiencies to address real-world challenges. Check out: horizons.service.canada.ca/en/2024/07/18/… #Metaverses

Read more on the potential effects of #AntimicrobialResistance in our latest foresight report. horizons.service.canada.ca/en/2024/07/18/… #AMR

A growing space economy could bring new activities such as deep-space exploration, space mining and power generation. Learn more in our latest foresight brief: horizons.service.canada.ca/en/2024/07/18/… #SpaceCommercialization

In the future, metaverses could become spaces where much of everyday life happens. As a result they may become even more important to most people than social media is today. Read our new foresight brief: horizons.service.canada.ca/en/2024/07/18/… #Metaverses

Our latest foresight brief “Antimicrobial Resistance” is out! #AMR horizons.service.canada.ca/en/2024/07/18/…

What communications might be effective if people stop believing rational or evidence-based messaging? Consider the future of #Sensemaking with our latest foresight brief: “Sense-making Futures: A crisis of certainty”. horizons.service.canada.ca/en/2024/a_cris…

Can you imagine a future where downward mobility is the norm? Our new flagship report, Disruptions on the Horizons looks at this and other disruptions for which Canada may have to prepare. Read the full report: horizons.service.canada.ca/en/2024/disrup…

Genomic sequencing technology is getting cheaper, faster, and more accessible. What are the implications of genetic data as a tradeable commodity? Learn more: “Commercialization of Biological Data.” #BiodigitalConvergence horizons.service.canada.ca/en/2024/biolog…

How might future uncertainty shape where and with whom people choose to live? Explore our latest foresight report “Future Lives: Uncertainty”. #FutureLives horizons.service.canada.ca/en/2024/future…

What if we lived in a world where vital natural resources become scarce? Learn about this and other possible disruptions in our new flagship report, Disruptions on the Horizons. horizons.service.canada.ca/en/2024/disrup…

Could rapid aging in Asian countries create new opportunities for manufacturing in the West? Read more on #GlobalDemographicShifts with our latest foresight brief: “Global Demographic Shifts: Population aging and decline”. horizons.service.canada.ca/en/2024/demogr…

What is changing in the future of insurance? Read our new #FutureLives report, Future Lives: Uncertainty. horizons.service.canada.ca/en/2024/future…

What if we see an irreversible loss of biodiversity and a collapse of ecosystems? Find out how this and other possible events and circumstances could affect our society and the way it functions in our new report: horizons.service.canada.ca/en/2024/disrup…

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