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2026 Annual Report Card
Drawing on six years of Canadian data, ARC 2026 gives organizations the insights they need to understand where women are advancing, where gaps persist, and what it will take to close them.
From Risk to Reinforcement: What Corporate Canada Needs to Know About AI Adoption and Gender Equity
The 2026 Spring report examines how AI adoption is influencing who benefits and who bears the risk in corporate Canada, and what organizations can do now to get ahead of it.
2026 Trends in Advancing Gender Equity
The report combines curated research with practical resource and early-stage recommendations to help organizations identify emerging risks, prioritize action, and respond proactively as equity expectations, regulatory requirements and...
2025 Annual Report Card
Now in its fifth year, ARC 2025 spotlights the long-term trends, sector-specific challenges, and the progress and setbacks shaping Canada’s path to inclusive leadership. With five years of comparable data, ARC 2025 equips executives, policymakers, an
2025 Trends in Advancing Gender Equality
This article offers a snapshot of the key trends shaping gender equality in Canada. The full report is exclusively available to TPP Partners. To gain access and explore how your organization can drive meaningful progress in gender equality...
Best Practices Guide
The Best Practices Executive Summary draws on insights from 26 of Canada’s top revenue-generating firms in 2025.
Game-Changer: The career-boosting impact of athletic participation for women in leadership
The 2025 Spring CHP finds that sustained participation in sports or physical activity contributes to a “career boost”.
Giving Parents Money Doesn’t Solve Child Care Problems
Should we make affordable, accessible, quality child care services available to all families who want to use them? Or should we give families money instead? The Prosperity Project addresses these questions in a report released September 2024.
2024 Annual Report Card
The 2024 Annual Report Card dives deep into women’s representation across four levels of leadership in Canada. While minor progress has been made since our last report, significant gaps persist, highlighting the ongoing need for gender equity and div
Two thirds of parents still experience child issues related to child care availability, affordability and flexibility
The 2024 Fall CHP looks at the realities of parents with children under age 6 in Canada.
Workplace Environments Continue to Stifle Women’s Advancement, No Matter Their Age
The 2024 Summer CHP is the first to gather data on generational lived experience in the workplace. Looking at different generations highlights one underlying issue: the current systems do not adequately support women’s growth and advancement to posit
2023 Annual Report Card
The 2023 Annual Report Card recognizes those organizations and CEOs who are leading the way in addressing ESG issues by collecting intersectional data on women’s representation at the leadership level (board, executive officer, senior management and
Burnout is the New Threat to Canada’s Economy
Nine in 10 Canadians feel that people are quitting the country’s workforce due to stress and burnout, according to The Prosperity Project’s 6th Canadian Household Perspectives survey.
2022 Annual Report Card
Our 2022 Annual Report Card on Gender Diversity and Leadership: The Zero Report. It presented the largest-ever look at women’s representation – over 21,000 women – at the leadership level of Corporate Canada and presented intersectional data (those w
Working Women Are Worried
Flexible working hours, free at-home testing kits, safe re-opening of schools and mental health supports are among the top priorities for Canadians at this stage of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Job Flexibility, Mental Health Supports are Top Canadian Priorities
Flexible working hours, free at-home testing kits, safe re-opening of schools and mental health supports are among the top priorities for Canadians at this stage of the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021 Annual Report Card
The Prosperity Project’s 2021 Annual Report Card was our country’s starting point, ground zero. It reflects our vision of zero barriers to inclusion. It is a nod to what is known as a result of disclosure by TSX-listed companies and CBCA-governed cor
Canadian Youth Report Increased Anxiety, Depression, and Stress
More than half of Canadian youth, and nearly two-thirds of young women, feel that their anxiety, depression and stress levels are higher now than at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mental Health Concerns on the Rise for Canadian Working Women
Mental health concerns are on the rise among Canada’s working women, especially mothers, as the COVID-19 pandemic persists.
One-Third of Canadian Working Women Consider Quitting Jobs
A landmark national survey shows a third of Canadian women have considered quitting their jobs to take care of home responsibilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.