Daniel Béland is Director of the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada and James McGill Professor in the Department of Political Science at McGill University. He is Editor of the journal Policy and Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada. He has held visiting academic positions at the European University Institute, Harvard University, Heidelberg University, the University of Bremen, the University of Nagoya, the University of Southern Denmark, and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. A student of comparative social and public policy, he has published more than 25 books and 230 journal articles.Rianne Mahon is Distinguished Research Professor with the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Carleton University, and was previously Professor and CIGI Chair at the Balsillie School of International Affairs. In addition to many articles and chapters on various topics, she has co-edited numerous books. Her current work focuses on the gendering of global governance, with a particular focus on the transnational diffusion of the idea of a 'care economy'.Alison Smith is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Toronto. Her primary research expertise relates to housing and homelessness policy and governance in Canada. Her research articles have been published in the Canadian Journal of Political Science, Housing Studies, and the International Journal of Homelessness, among other venues. She is co-editing a book on the role of the provinces and housing policy in Canada.

• Introduction: Mapping Social Policy in Canada by Daniel Béland, Rianne Mahon, and Alison Smith PART I: SOCIAL POLICY: AN OVERVIEWChapter 1: Canadian Social Policy in Comparative Perspective by Rianne Mahon, Alison Smith, and Daniel BélandChapter 2: Colonial Social Policy by Alvin Finkel Chapter 3: Social Policy in an Era of Expansion by Penny Dryden Chapter 4: Retrenchment and Restructuring by Peter Graefe Chapter 5: Responding to Global Crises by Shannon Dinan and Daniel Béland Chapter 6: Protective Legislation as the Welfare State's Third Pillar by Gregg OlsenChapter 7: Incorporating Civil Society into Welfare Dynamics by Rachel Laforest Chapter 8: Social Policy Preferences in Canada by Sophie Borwein, Michael J. Donnelly, and Tyler Romualdi PART II: KEY ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL dimensions Chapter 9: Poverty by Charles Plante and Geranda NottenChapter 10: Precarious Employment in Labor Law and Policy by Andie Noack, Eric Tucker, and Leah VoskoChapter 11: Social Inequalities by Prentiss Danzler, Michelle Maroto and David PettinicchioChapter 12: Race and Racism in Canadian Social Policy by Tari Ajadi, Nicole Bernhardt, and Debra Thompson Chapter 13: The Colonization Gap in Canadian Social Policy Studies by Riley YesnoChapter 14: Indigenous Peoples, Social Policy, and the Challenges of Reconciliation by Martin PapillonChapter 15: Gender and Social Policy by Ann Porter Chapter 16: Sexuality and Social Policy by Melanie HeathChapter 17: The Interface Between Migration and Social Policy by Christina Gabriel PART VII: PLACED-BASED POLICIES Chapter 18: Federalism and Redistribution in Canada by Keith BantingChapter 19: Regional Inequalities by Trevor Tombe Chapter 20: Municipalities, Place-Based Federalism, and Social Policy by Neil BradfordChapter 21: Welfare Colonialism and Resource Colonialism in Northern Canada by Julia Christenson and Rebecca Hall Chapter 22: Canada as a Global Social Policy Actor by Laura Macdonald PART IV: TAXATION AND INCOME SECURITYChapter 23: Funding Social Policy by Olivier Jacques and Antoine Genest-Grégoire Chapter 24: From Unemployment Insurance to Employment Insurance and Beyond by David Gray Chapter 25: Social Assistance in the Canadian Provinces by Alain Noël Chapter 26: Cash Transfers and Tax Measures for Persons with Disabilities by Michael PrinceChapter 27: Public Pensions by Patrik Marier and Holly Pavusa PART V: EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SERVICESChapter 28: Education and Statecraft by Jennifer Wallner Chapter 29: Child Protective Services by Anika Ganness Chapter 30: Child Care and Parental Benefits in Comparative Perspective by Sophie Mathieu and Rianne MahonChapter 31: Food Insecurity by Catherine Mah Chapter 32: Housing Policy by Greg SuttorChapter 33: Homelessness by Alison Smith and Anna Kopec PART VI: HEALTH Chapter 34: Health Policy by Katherine Fierlbeck Chapter 35: Pharmacare and Access to Medicines by Marc-André Gagnon Chapter 36: Reproductive Health Policy in Canada by Erin NelsonChapter 37: Long-Term Care by Susan Braedley Chapter 38: Mental Health Care in Canada by Simon Davis Chapter 39: Public Health and Social Policy by Sarah Sanford, Brenda Roche, and Kwame Mckenzie