About the Energy Policy Monitor
Independent assessment infrastructure for Canadian energy and climate policy.
What is Open Insights?
The Energy Policy Monitor (EPM) is led by the Open Insights team, enabled by Energy Modelling Hub‘s operational support, and by model development contributions from academic partner institutions including SESIT-UVic. Open Insights is a shared framework for transparent energy modelling, providing the common standards and open-source commitments that connect academic model developers, operational infrastructure partners, and published outputs under one consistent, transparent process.
The EPM is Open Insights' flagship assessment service, providing independent, timely, and credible evaluation of major Canadian energy and climate policy announcements. Every EPM assessment is powered by the M3 Platform.
Our commitment
Timely
Assessments are completed shortly after major energy policy announcements or election platform releases. Results are published while the policy is still being actively discussed.
Independent
The same methodology is applied consistently to every policy and jurisdiction. EPM assessments are non-partisan reviews committed to sharing modelled outcomes openly, without advocacy.
Credible
The full open-source audit trail (code, data, assumptions) is published to a public repository. Every assessment carries a Zenodo DOI for citation.
How assessments are selected
The EPM evaluates major Canadian federal or provincial energy or climate policy announcements, regardless of party or ideology. A policy qualifies for assessment if it includes specific, modellable energy or emissions measures. Assessments are not commissioned by governments, parties, or funders.
Frequently asked questions
The Energy Policy Monitor (EPM) is an independent, timely, and credible assessment framework for major Canadian energy and climate policy. Each assessment evaluates a proposed policy or announcement's projected impact on emissions, energy systems, and socio-economic indicators using open-source modelling infrastructure.
EPM Core is the standard rapid-response assessment: a 2-page neutral summary, full data package, and public audit trail. EPM+ is an additional follow-on brief authored by an academic partner, offering expert interpretation, policy sensitivity analysis, and regional implications.
EPM Core assessments are typically completed within a few weeks of a policy announcement. The process moves through four phases: policy encoding, baseline validation, model runs, and results review and publication.
Each assessment detail page includes a pre-formatted citation. Click "Copy citation" on any assessment page to get the full citation. All assessments are archived on Zenodo and carry permanent DOIs.
EPM is a collaborative effort between Open Insights and its funders. EPM does not accept direct funding from governments, political parties, or industry bodies.