Five years after the launch of Canada’s Quality of Life Framework, the DEEP R2I 2026 Conference – Governing for Wellbeing: Five Years of Canada’s Quality of Life Agenda examined the Framework’s impact on public policy and decision-making.
Held on May 12, the event brought together leaders from government, academia, and civil society to explore lessons learned, ongoing challenges, and the role of wellbeing as a measure of societal progress.
Val Morrison, Scientific Advisor at the Centre, took part in the panel Interdisciplinary Alignment on Wellbeing Policy, alongside Danya Pastuszek, Gaynor Watson-Creed, and Nora Spinks. The panel addressed both the opportunity and the challenge of taking a truly interdisciplinary approach to wellbeing, at the intersection of economics, psychology, sociology, public health, and public policy.
Watch the panel recording.
All conference recordings are available on the McGill Wellbeing Research Hub.
To learn more about the Canada’s Quality of Life Framework (its origins, objectives, governance, etc.), see our case summary: Portrait of Health in All Policies in Canada: Integrating Wellbeing into Federal Decision Making – Canada’s Quality of Life Framework.
For more resources on wellbeing, explore all the resources the NCCHPP has published on wellbeing policies.
