Canada at a glance

Each metric is benchmarked against an international peer set, typically the G7 or a comparable group of OECD economies, and scored by where Canada sits in it: strong in the top third, watch in the middle, weak in the bottom.

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Pillar verdicts above recompute from the currently visible metrics. Pillars with no visible metrics under the chosen view are dimmed.

How to read this. Direction is adjusted, so “less debt” or “shorter waits” count as strong. Pillar verdicts reflect the balance of contributing metrics. Click a metric to see its figures, then Open the full analysis for the underlying page.

Can we afford to build?

Balance-sheet capacity, public and household. Whether the government has fiscal room to finance ambition, and whether households can service the debt they already carry.

Can we still build?

Build capacity, physical and entrepreneurial. Whether major infrastructure gets built on time at costs competitive with peers, and whether the founders and capital that should compound at home are flowing elsewhere.

Does government deliver?

Administrative state capacity. The test is whether citizens can reach the state, get an answer, and receive the service they are owed in reasonable time.

Can we defend ourselves?

Defence and security capacity, read broadly. Alongside military strength it weighs non-traditional threats: the integrity of the financial system, border control, and resilience to attack.

Are our citizens flourishing?

Lived outcomes, the dividend the other four pillars exist to produce. Incomes, the affordability of food and shelter, and freedom from fear.