Founded in 1994, the Centre for Cultural Renewal‏ is a non-partisan Canadian think-tank that focuses on the relevance of religion within society.

Originally named the Centre for Renewal in Public Policy, the foundation is based in Ottawa

Ottawa

Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...

, Ontario

Ontario

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 and supported by a number of notable Canadian scholars and practitioners in medicine, law, education and politics.

The Centre, which is non-denominational, has often been cited by Parliamentary Committees and, on occasion, by the courts.

It has co-sponsored conferences with Simon Fraser University

Simon Fraser University

Simon Fraser University is a Canadian public research university in British Columbia with its main campus on Burnaby Mountain in Burnaby, and satellite campuses in Vancouver and Surrey. The main campus in Burnaby, located from downtown Vancouver, was established in 1965 and has more than 34,000...

, the University of British Columbia

University of British Columbia

The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...

 and the Faculty of Religious Studies at McGill University

McGill University

Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...