HEALTH
The Case for Social Prescribing
Why doctor-recommended art classes, fishing trips and walks in the park could be key to improving our health
HOUSING
Why Is Vancouver So Insanely Expensive?
The city has built homes faster than any other in North America, but it’s still the priciest place to live on the continent.
TECH
Canada’s EV Industry Has a Bumpy Road Ahead
Governments and industry have poured billions into Canada’s EV-manufacturing industry. So why is it struggling now?
THE TRUMP EFFECT
Why America Can’t Conquer Canada
Donald Trump’s nonsensical threats are an attempt to distract from his own country’s self-destruction
BIG IDEA
Canada Needs More Robots
In malls, restaurants and factories across the world, a robotics revolution is sweeping the world. Canada can’t be left behind.
IMMIGRATION
These International Students Wanted Citizenship. Canada Killed That Dream.
As Canada tries to staunch an overflow of temporary immigration,
tens of thousands of international students and recent grads may
be forced to leave the country. Here are their stories.
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THE YEAR AHEAD
100 Predictions for 2025
The people, trends, ideas and everything else that will matter this year
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Maclean’s 10 Best Stories of 2024
Readers devoured these deep dives on the cost of living, crime and immigration
Society
The Online-Betting Boom Is Ruining Sports—and Lives
In only two years, online betting has changed the face of Canadian sports, lit up gambling addiction hotlines and siphoned billions of dollars from fans to industry and governments.
It’s just getting started.
THE RICH LIST
Canada’s Richest People
An extensively researched ranking of the country’s wealthiest grocers, tech giants, developers, investors and other mega moguls
Society
Canada is in the midst of the greatest wealth transfer of all time,
as some $1 trillion passes from boomers to their millennial kids.
How an inheritance-based economy will transform the country.
THE YEAR AHEAD
FOOD
School Food Programs Help Kids Succeed in Class—and Life
In 2025, Canada’s national school food program will give kids access to nutritious meals. It’s a game-changer.
POLITICS
Canada’s Pierre Poilievre Era Will Begin in 2025
He’ll likely win a majority and immediately kill all the Liberals’ sacred cows
SPORTS
When Ed Rogers Buys the Leafs, He’ll Reshape Toronto
The telecom will build stadiums, condos and real estate.
Society
Want to Ease the Housing Crisis? Build High-Speed Rail.
These trains will slash commute times and make affordable homes more accessible
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Best of
Maclean’s 10 Best Stories of 2024
Readers devoured these deep dives on the cost of living, crime and immigration
Culture
How B.C. Pianist Jaeden Izik-Dzurko Stormed the World Stage
Meet one of Canada’s most exciting classical music talents—a 25-year-old Juilliard grad from Salmon Arm
IMMIGRATION
Can Trumpugees Move to Canada?
Immigration lawyer Ryan Rosenberg breaks down what it takes for Americans to head north
BIG IDEA
Want to Flood-Proof a House? Make It Float.
In a world where floods are becoming alarmingly frequent, buoyant foundations can keep buildings safely above the waters
FOOD INSECURITY
Why Are Canada’s Food Banks Collapsing?
The Ottawa Food Bank is starving for supplies and scrambling to meet skyrocketing demand. It’s the same story for community food programs all across the country.
Best of
Maclean’s 10 Most Popular Interviews of 2024
Conversations with some of Canada’s most interesting people
REAL ESTATE
Real Estate
Inside an Antiques Collector’s Century-Old New Brunswick Home
Wren Silverii documented her journey from Ottawa to Rothesay for her 63,000 Instagram followers
THE BUILDING
A Spa With a View
A new outdoor expansion at Quebec’s Balnea Spa is an eco-friendly hideout for the winter-getaway crowd
REAL ESTATE MATCHMAKING
Why More Canadians Are Co-Owning Homes With Strangers
Home prices are increasingly unattainable. One Vancouver realtor plays matchmaker to people who want to buy properties together.
THE BUILDING
A Look Inside the School of the Future
École de l’Étincelle in Saguenay, Quebec takes architectural inspiration from innovative schools in Denmark, Japan and Finland
Society
“I’d racked up credit bills, student loans and a line of credit. How a life on wheels helped me get back on track.”
EDUCATION
COLLEGE GUIDE
The Ultimate Guide to Canadian Colleges
Canada is facing a shortage of skilled workers. This guide includes everything a student needs to know to train for an in-demand career.
COLLEGE GUIDE
My Journey from Sheridan College to Pixar’s Inside Out 2
"My advice to students: keep grinding away and that will lead to success. If I can get here, anyone can."
COLLEGE GUIDE
How College Changed My Life
Three recent grads share how they found work they love by going to college
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CANADA'S GROWING PAINS
How Charlottetown Became an Immigration Boom Town
For more than half a decade, Charlottetown has sustained the highest immigration rates in Canada. The influx has saved P.E.I. from demographic oblivion—and made it a case study in the perils of ultra-rapid growth.
Longforms
The Great Airbnb Crackdown
Last year, a massive blaze consumed several illegal Airbnb units in Montreal and killed seven people. The tragedy shone a harsh light on the Wild West of Airbnb in Canadian cities—and the battle to regulate it has just begun.
Longforms
The Incel Terrorist
Oguzhan Sert was 17 when he walked into a Toronto massage parlour and killed an employee with a sword. The Crown argued the attack wasn’t just murder, but an act of terror against women. The hard part would be proving it.
Politics
Quebec’s New French Revolution
When I moved to Montreal, it was a vibrant, multilingual metropolis. Now François Legault is waging war on English and on the cosmopolitanism that makes it Canada’s greatest city.
Society
A Killer Among Them
In the spring of 2022, four women went missing within the same few blocks in downtown Winnipeg. This spring, the man accused of their murders will go on trial. So will the city they all called home.
Longforms
The Rise of the One-and-Done Family
Many Canadian couples are having just one kid. Why a declining birth rate spells trouble for the country’s future.
Society
How One Canadian Tech Millionaire Built a Tiny-Home Community
Marcel LeBrun made millions as a software tycoon, then funnelled his fortune into 12 Neighbours, a planned community of 99 affordable tiny homes in Fredericton. For the city’s unhoused, it’s a chance to turn their luck around.
Longforms
The DNA Detective
RCMP officer Dean Lerat, a member of Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan, found many of his long-lost relatives using a DNA-testing kit. Now he helps others connect with their own families, fragmented by colonialism. The results tell the story of a whole nation.
Longforms
The False Prophet of Edmonton
In a suburban industrial park, John de Ruiter built up a spiritual movement, mashing up Christian theology and New Age mysticism. Today, eight former followers claim he brainwashed them into sex. The case against him will test the boundaries of consent.
Society
Revenge of the Renter
Hundreds of tenants, struggling to afford skyrocketing rents, are refusing to pay their landlords at all. They call it a rent strike. The landlords say it’s illegal. An inside look at the frontier of a growing class war
Longforms
The Rise and Fall of a Chinese-Canadian Pop Star
Kris Wu, an ordinary kid from Vancouver, transformed into one of China’s biggest celebrities, with chart-topping albums, movie roles and lucrative brand partnerships. Then a series of social media accusations brought him down.
Politics
The Unsteady Reign of Danielle Smith
Alberta’s premier rode into office declaring war on the federal government—and won by a tiny margin. Can she keep her rebellious rural base happy, without sparking a national crisis?
Real Estate
The Battle for a Prince Edward Island Beach
A Toronto millionaire wanted to build a beachfront mega-cottage on a remote stretch of Prince Edward Island’s pristine north shore. Then the locals got wind of it.