CANADA 2019 WELLBEING REPORT 2019 Barrett Academy for

CANADA 2019 WELL-BEING REPORT 2019 Barrett Academy for the Advancement of Human Values

Overall Score and Ranking Year 2014 2016 2018 GCI Score 631 630 9 9 9 People Awareness World Ranking Worldview • Canada ranks # 9 in the world, just after Ireland ahead of Australia. • The overall level of well-being is stable. People Awareness 630 -679 Norway, New Zealand, Finland, Denmark, Switzerland, Iceland, Sweden, Ireland, Canada. For more information see: https: //www. barrettacademy. com/atlas-of-consciousness

Worldviews Worldview GCI score Number of nations (2018) Humanity Awareness Above 680 0 People Awareness 630– 679 9 Wealth Awareness 580– 629 7 Nation Awareness 480– 579 22 State Awareness 1 380– 479 34 State Awareness 2 280– 379 41 State Awareness 3 Below 280 32 GCI 2018

PEOPLE AWARENESS 1. Norway 5. Switzerland 2. New Zealand 6. Iceland 3. Finland 7. Sweden 4. Denmark 8. Ireland 9. Canada

Focus of 17 Global Indicators Focus of each level of consciousness Types and (number) of indicators 7 Satisfying citizens’ needs for stability, well-being and happiness. Strength, stability and legitimacy of the State (16), and level of happiness of the people (17). 6 Satisfying citizens’ needs for environmental quality and environmental preservation. Health and quality of the natural environment (14), and quality of preservation efforts (15). 5 Satisfying citizens’ needs for inclusion, fairness, openness, tolerance and transparency. Strength of personal relationships, social network support and civic participation (social cohesion) (12), and foundations and opportunities for social progress (13). 4 Satisfying citizens’ needs for freedom, equality and accountability. Legal rights, individual freedoms and social tolerance, (8) level of democracy (9), press freedom, (10) and gender equality (11). 3 Satisfying citizens’ needs for education, and a supportive, business environment. Access to and quality of education (6), business infrastructure support to entrepreneurs and labour market flexibility (7). 2 Satisfying citizens’ needs for safety, protection and peace. Societal safety and security (4), and the level of militarization and peace/violence (5) 1 Satisfying citizens’ needs for health care and economic performance. Level of corruption (1), physical and mental health infrastructure (2) and economic performance (3).

Focus of 17 Global Indicators GCI Score Level 1 1 2 3 Level 2 Level 3 4 6 5 7 Level 5 Level 6 Level 7 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Level 4 8 Deficiency Needs Transformation Growth Needs (1) Corruption (2) Health infrastructure (3) Economic performance (4) Personal safety (5) Level of peace/violence (6) Education (7) Business support (8) Individual freedom (9) Level of democracy (10) Press freedom (11) Gender Equality (12) Social cohesion (13) Social progress (14) Environment quality (15) Environment protection (16) Strength, stability and legitimacy of State (17) Happiness For more information see: https: //www. barrettacademy. com/global-consciousness-indicator

Level of Consciousness Scores Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Level 5 Level 6 2014 86. 81 94. 10 94. 19 88. 31 97. 22 77. 24 93. 00 630. 87 2016 87. 46 91. 96 93. 07 87. 04 94. 55 80. 69 96. 60 631. 37 2018 88. 62 91. 01 93. 13 91. 52 94. 10 76. 63 95. 18 630. 19 Change 2014 2018 1. 81 -3. 08 -1. 05 3. 20 -3. 13 -0. 62 2. 18 -0. 68 13 14 6 7 9 20 6 9 Rank 2018 Level 7 Overall Consistent Best performances Consistent improver Worst performances Consistent decliner For more information see: https: //www. barrettacademy. com/gci-tables-2018

Notes on Level of Consciousness Scores • • • Levels 5 has the highest level of performance. Level 6 has the lowest level of performance. Levels 5 and 7 have the highest rankings in 2018. Levels 1 and 2 have the lowest rankings in 2018. Levels 2, 3 and 5 are consistent decliners. Level 1 is the only consistent improver.

Deficiency Needs LEVEL 1 LEVEL 2 LEVEL 3 (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) 2014 86. 42 91. 04 82. 98 93. 44 94. 75 90. 95 97. 42 2016 89. 47 89. 11 83. 79 92. 17 91. 76 89. 72 96. 42 2018 90. 54 90. 30 85. 02 93. 11 88. 91 91. 75 94. 52 Change 2014 2018 4. 12 -0. 73 2. 04 -0. 33 -5. 84 0. 80 -2. 90 9 21 21 17 6 15 3 Rank 2018 Consistent Best performances Consistent improver Worst performances Consistent decliner

Transformation Needs LEVEL 4 (8) (9) (10) (11) 2014 98. 21 89. 93 97. 87 67. 24 2016 98. 21 89. 93 97. 87 67. 24 2018 100. 00 91. 38 98. 92 75. 77 1. 79 1. 45 1. 05 8. 53 1 6 4 16 Change 20142018 Rank 2018 Consistent Best performances Consistent improver Worst performances Consistent decliner

Growth Needs LEVEL 5 LEVEL 6 LEVEL 7 (12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) 2014 97. 27 97. 17 75. 47 79. 02 90. 53 95. 46 2016 92. 38 96. 72 71. 86 89. 51 95. 85 97. 36 2018 90. 74 97. 45 78. 66 74. 60 96. 79 93. 57 Change 2014 2018 -6. 53 0. 28 3. 18 -4. 42 6. 26 -1. 89 11 14 19 24 7 7 Rank 2018 Consistent Best performances Consistent improver Worst performances Consistent decliner

Positive Indicators • The best performers are Individual Freedom (8), Press Freedom (10) and Social Progress (13). • The best improvers are Gender Equality (11), Strength, Stability and Legitimacy of the State (16) and reduced Corruption (1). • The best rankings are Individual Freedom (8), Business Support (7) and Press Freedom (10).

Negative Indicators • The worst performers are Gender Equality (11), Environment Quality (14) and Environment Protection (15). • The worst decliners are Social Cohesion (12), Level of Peace (5) and Environment Protection (15). • The worst rankings are Environment Protection (15), Health Infrastructure (2), Economic Performance (3) and Environment Quality (14).

Key Findings • The biggest strengths of Canada are its commitment to Individual Freedom (8), Press Freedom (10) and Social Progress (13). • Consistent progress has been made in Gender Equality (11), Strength, Stability and Legitimacy of the State (16), reduction in Corruption (1), Economic Performance (3), Individual Freedom (8), Level of Democracy (9) and Press Freedom (10). • The biggest causes for concern are Environment Protection (15), Environment Quality (14) and Gender Equality (11). • Consistent decreases have occurred in Social Cohesion (12), Level of Peace (5) and Business Support (7).

Summary Canada has a high level of citizen well-being. Canada has a strong commitment to Freedom – to Individual Freedom and Press Freedom as well as to Social Progress and increasing the Strength, Stability and Legitimacy of the State. The most important issue in Canada is the low but improving level of Gender Equality. Other causes of concern include an increase in violence and a decrease in Social Cohesion, as well as low levels of Environment Protection and Environment Quality.