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Ken Battle (died November 18, 2025) was a Canadian social policy analyst and economist known for his work on Canadian welfare programs and social security reform. He was made a member of the Order of Canada in 2000, for his work on Canadian welfare legislation and development of the Canadian National Child Benefit Program. He also received the Saskatchewan Distinguished Service Award for 2003-04.

Early life

Battle was born on July 29, 1947 in Calgary, Alberta, to Lois (née Morrison) and Robert Battle. His family later relocated to Edmonton and Ottawa, where his father worked as a senior federal bureaucrat. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from the Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario and completed his master's degree in philosophy studying at the University of Oxford on a Commonwealth Scholarship.

Select published works

• Battle, Ken (1998). "Transformation: Canadian Social Policy Since 1985". Social Policy & Administration. 32 (4): 321–340. doi:10.1111/1467-9515.00119. ISSN 1467-9515.
• Battle, Ken (2001). "Relentless Incrementalism: Deconstructing and Reconstructing Canadian Income Security Policy" (PDF). THE REVIEW OF ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE AND SOCIAL PROGRESS (2011): 183–229.
• Battle, Ken; Tweddle, Anne; Torjman, Sherri (2013). Welfare in Canada. Caledon Institute of Social Policy. ISBN 1-55382-630-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

References

1. "Mr. Kenneth Robert Battle". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
2. "SASKATCHEWAN DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD PRESENTED - Government of Saskatchewan". library.usask.ca. Retrieved 2024-12-07.
3. ^ "Social policy analyst Ken Battle sowed seeds for the Canada Child Benefit". The Globe and Mail. 2024-12-06. Retrieved 2024-12-07.