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The Centre for the Study of Living Standards (CSLS) is a nonprofit research organization and think tank based in Ottawa, Ontario. Its objectives are to create a better understanding of trends in living standards and factors determining trends through research and contribute to public debate on living standards by developing and advocating specific policies through expert consensus. The CSLS is also the publisher of an economic journal entitled the International Productivity Monitor.

Governance
The CSLS Board of Directors has 11 members as of the year 2020, and is composed of prominent academic economists and persons with experience in economic policy making at the highest levels. Individuals currently serving on the Board are:


 * Don Drummond (Chair of the Board)
 * Andrew Sharpe (Executive Director)
 * Richard J. Van Loon (Secretary/Treasurer)

Members of the Board

 * Jock Finlayson
 * Pierre Fortin
 * Helen Boss Heslop
 * Michael Horgan
 * Maureen O'Neil
 * Lars Osberg
 * Craig Riddell
 * Frances Woolley

Funding
The activities of the CSLS are financed on a project basis by a diverse group of funders. These include federal government departments and agencies, provincial government departments, foundations, think tanks, international organizations, business and professional organisations, and labour unions and federations.