Awarded by the Canadian Political Science Association for the Best Book on Canadian Government or Politics

2017 Donald Smiley Prize

Awarded annually to by Carleton University

2023 Carleton University Research Achievement Award

Awarded annually in the Faculty of Public and Global Affairs to a recipient who has shown excellence in media commentary and public outreach

2025 Excellence in Public Commentary Award

Advisory Board, Federation of Canadian Municipalities Diverse Voices for Change

Framed is a wake-up call for those who think that race does not matter in Canada. The first book on the media's coverage of race in Canadian politics, it provides an empirical analysis of print media combined with in-depth interviews of elected officials, former candidates, political staffers, and journalists. While there may be few examples of overt racism in newspapers, Erin Tolley reveals how racial assumptions and narratives frame news stories and the experiences of those who enter political life. Connecting the dots, she argues that current reporting trends are weakening Canada's commitment to a robust, inclusive democracy.

Framed: Media and the Coverage of Race in Canadian Politics

Electing a Diverse Canada: The Representation of Immigrants, Minorities, and Women

Drawing on a great many in-depth interviews with government officials and front-line workers, contributors provide a comparative assessment of approaches to immigrant settlement in nineteen Canadian municipalities. This is complemented by a discussion of the federal government's role in this policy field, and by a comprehensive introduction and conclusion, which ground the book historically and thematically, synthesize its key findings, and provide recommendations for addressing the challenges related to intergovernmental cooperation, settlement service delivery, and overall immigrant outcomes. Individual chapters examine the mechanics of public policy-making but also tell a story about diverse and innovative approaches to immigrant settlement in Canada's towns and cities, about gaps and problems in the system, and about the ways in which governments and communities are working together to facilitate integration.  Contributors include Zainab Amery (Carleton University), Caroline Andrew (University of Ottawa), Guy Chiasson (Université du Québec en Outaouais), Rodney Haddow (University of Toronto), Rachida Abdourhamane Hima (Government of Canada), Christine Hughes (Carleton University), Serena Kataoka (University of Victoria), Junichiro Koji (University of Ottawa), Warren Magnusson (University of Victoria), Daiva Stasiulis (Carleton University), Erin Tolley (Queen's University), and Robert Young (University of Western Ontario).

Immigrant Settlement Policy in Canadian Municipalities (Fields of Governance: Policy Making in Canadian Municipalities)

Ontario receives the majority of newcomers to Canada, and its cities are a locus of diversity. Recognizing that the building and sustenance of "welcoming communities" is as much a local project as a national and provincial one, this volume explores the activities of municipal governments in Ontario as well as those of a number of other important "social forces" situated at the local level. Twelve city case studies are guided by a common template to facilitate comparisons and allow for an overall mapping of the players and a better estimation of the investments -- human and financial - that are required for the successful integration and inclusion of newcomers and minorities in Ontario cities. The conclusion provides a sense of the relative success (or failure) that Ontario cities have had in the creation of welcoming and inclusive communities.

Immigration, Integration, and Inclusion in Ontario Cities (Queen's Policy Studies)

Erin Tolley is the Canada Research Chair in Gender, Race and Inclusive Politics. She is also an Associate Professor of Political Science and leads the Gender, Race, and Inclusive Politics Lab at Carleton University in Ottawa. Her research examines the impact of socio-demographic diversity on Canadian politics, and she has looked extensively at race and gender in politics. She is the award-winning author of Framed: Media and the Coverage of Race in Canadian Politics.

She provides media commentary for print, digital, and radio on the following topics: 

- Diversity and Canadian political institutions, including parliament, political parties, and elections
- Political representation of women and other historically marginalization groups
- Media coverage of women and minorities in politics

Dr. Tolley's work has appeared in the Canadian Journal of Political Science, Electoral Studies, Politics & Gender, and other outlets; she has published more than three dozen peer-reviewed books and chapters, and is the co-editor of six books.

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