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The Future of Canada Centre animates our Purpose by developing novel insights that position the firm as a leading voice on issues that matter to the future of our clients and country. Equally, it seeks to enable conversations between members of Deloitte’s client community and with key policymakers to advance thinking on fundamental issues of shared interest.

Indigenous youth are the fastest-growing sector of the population in Canada. Accordingly, we are dedicated to fostering a productive dialogue that centres Indigenous knowledge and amplifies Indigenous voices in key policy areas.

We’re proud of our work in supporting Indigenous Youth Advocacy Week in collaboration with Indigenous Youth Roots (IYR), and our Voices of Indigenous youth leaders on reconciliation report series. We added two significant reports to the series this year: Breaking colonial legacies and mapping new pathways to mental wellness and Reconciling our relationships to preserve Mother Earth for future generations. Informed by Indigenous youth leaders’ insights, these reports have facilitated meaningful dialogue at federal, provincial, and municipal levels of government through policymaker activation. The report series has also sparked national news coverage, establishing Deloitte as a leader in advancing important discussions on reconciliation.

We have been working with IYR since 2022 to invest in the development of future Indigenous leaders, and we recently announced an expanded multi-year collaboration with the organization.

By leveraging our collaborative working relationships with practice areas across the firm, we continue to offer opportunities to advance inclusion in areas where Indigenous voices are under-represented.

In our ongoing focus on equitable digital transformation, we published the report Digital equity: empowering all organizations to succeed in the digital era, which we introduced into productive conversations at numerous assemblies and events—including 360 by Deloitte, which had more than 800 participants. Together we explored how themes of access, participation, and a well-functioning ecosystem can serve as levers to put our clients and the communities we serve on the path to a digitally equitable future, and help them unlock increased productivity, improved organizational resilience, and sustainable growth.

We also released Government data: A key to Canada’s prosperous future, a report to help public sector organizations in the country optimize how they manage and use data to thrive in the coming decade. As a firm, we’re uniquely positioned to enable Canada to become a world leader in digital equity by helping those we serve accelerate their digital adoption and transformation journeys, and by promoting collaboration between public and private organizations.

Uncertainty about the world’s future has deepened in recent years. In the face of this environment of volatility, our work on the report Global disruption in 4D: Exploring intersecting forces impacting Canada's future, sought to inspire Canada’s business and government leaders to be bold, collaborative, and innovative in navigating the most challenging questions that affect our country’s prosperous future.

The findings in our report are based on a survey of more than 800 managers and executives across Canada, representing a variety of organizations, economic sectors, governments, and public sector entities. We also convened discussions on these pressing issues via round tables and a flagship symposium with CEOs and directors from cities across Canada.

To enhance our clients’ understanding of the federal budget, we also released the report 2024 federal budget analysis: Navigating Canada’s productivity and housing challenges. In addition, we organized a panel discussion with more than 500 clients and featuring Deloitte leaders, who shared valuable insights about the Government of Canada’s priorities and explored the budget’s significant impacts on the economy, taxes, and policy.

A First Nation community recently engaged Deloitte’s Nation Building advisory practice to assess the current state of the community’s administration, and then to develop a high-level strategy and accompanying road map of priorities. Our assessment focused on capital allocation and governance, and identified areas where the administration could increase efficiency and effectiveness.

This work used a Green Dot approach—embodying unity and a shared Purpose—and included our Nation Building advisory, Monitor Deloitte, Audit & Assurance, and Risk Advisory. A first step in a longer-term collaboration, the First Nation community emphasized that it was our existing relationship, our commitment to building trust, and the importance of in-person meetings in the community that were the key reasons why we were selected for this project.

Overall, in FY2024, we worked with many Indigenous communities—gaining trust and identifying long-term support opportunities. We also piloted our Nation Building approach, which we’ll continue to co-develop and refine with our Indigenous clients.