Centre on Governance
Featured Events
Results-Based Management (RBM) Foundations Program Courses
The Results-Based Management (RBM) Foundations Program is a two-module virtual training series offered by the Performance and Planning Exchange (PPX) …
Results-Based Management (RBM) Professional Development Summit 2026
The University of Ottawa's Centre on Governance and PPX invite you to the Results-Based Management (RBM) Professional Development Summit 2026. Join us…
Rethinking the Evolution of the Canadian Municipal Model through the Case of Gatineau
Come and join us for an engaging discussion on the evolution of the Canadian municipal model through the case of Gatineau.
(Upcoming) Results-Based Management (RBM) Professional Development Summit 2027
The University of Ottawa's Centre on Governance and PPX are pleased to announce the upcoming Results-Based Management (RBM) Professional Development Summit 2027. More details and registration information will be available soon.
Research Networks
Public management and governance
Current economic, societal, and technological transformations are changing management and governance practices in the public sector.
Cultural policy
The Centre’s researchers work on many topics such as cultural policy, culture and social cohesion, and local cultural policies.
Urban and territorial governance
Since the mid-1990s, the question of governance has been at the center of research on territories, urban and otherwise.
Federalism and Multi-Level Governance
The decentralization of political power requires the presence of intergovernmental relations as an important component of the public policy process.
Indigenous Governance
Examines the evolving nature and place of Indigenous peoples, nations and their governments within the Canadian constitutional order.
Congratulations to Sébastien Girard Lindsay, recipient of the University of Ottawa’s Governor General’s Gold Medal
Professor Lavagnon Ika named one of the Top 20 Project Managers in Canada in 2025
A Prestigious Distinction for Paul Daly
Contact us
Centre on Governance
Faculty of Social Sciences
University of Ottawa
120 University Private
Social Sciences Building
Room 5043
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 6N5
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