01 / EXPERIENCE
20+ years
Championing the power of data to strengthen policy, programs and the social sector.
PolicyWisefor Children & Families
Evidence informed. Practice ready.
Complex knowledge.
Clearer decisions.
We work with government, social sector organizations, researchers and communities to turn research and data into action that improves outcomes for children, youth and families.
RESEARCHQuestions → evidence
DATA + ANALYTICSPatterns → understanding
360°
EVALUATIONMeasures what matters
CAPACITY BUILDINGConfidence → capability
PW
POLICY + PRACTICEEvidence people can use
PEOPLEEVIDENCEPROGRESS
Create impact together.
Built for
GovernmentSocial sectorResearchersCommunity organizationsPartners + funders
Why PolicyWise
Evidence with a job to do.
PolicyWise brings research, data, evaluation and capacity building into one collaborative practice — so insight can move into real decisions.
People.
Evidence.
Progress.
Three inputs, held together, producing one direction of travel.
2
offices in Edmonton + Calgary
What we do
Five ways we move evidence forward.
01 / RESEARCH
Research that answers the question behind the question.
Collaborative studies and evidence synthesis designed around decisions people actually need to make.
02 / DATA + ANALYTICS
Make complex data easier to understand and use.
Data management, integration and analysis that strengthens organizational and system-level decision-making.
03 / EVALUATION
Know what is working — and what to improve next.
Practical evaluation frameworks that connect outcomes, lived experience and implementation.
04 / CAPACITY BUILDING
Build the confidence to use evidence without outsourcing every decision.
Training, facilitation and practical tools that make data and evaluation skills stick.
05 / POLICY + PRACTICE
Translate evidence once, then make it useful everywhere.
Clear summaries, practical resources and decision-ready outputs for policy and frontline practice.
One connected practice
A network that gets stronger when knowledge moves.
Clear evidence.
Better choices.
Better choices.
People are not the end user.
They are part of the evidence.
They are part of the evidence.
Resources for practice
Evidence made easier to use.
2026 / REPORT
BC Youth Homelessness Prevention Project
2025 / BRIEF
A Data Infrastructure Roadmap for Preventing Youth Homelessness
2025 / RESOURCE SERIES
Rural Mental Health: Sharing your Impact
Built around real decisions
Different people. One clearer path forward.
The strongest evidence is useful because it is understood, trusted and connected to action.
Start with the question
Have a complex problem that needs a clearer path?
Bring the research question, the data challenge, the evaluation need or the system problem. PolicyWise helps turn it into something people can act on.