[1] The organisation also uses the French title, Institut sur la gouvernance.
[2] IOG is headquartered in Ottawa, with a second office in Toronto and extensive operations in Iraq.
[4] The IOG publishes policy documents and briefs on civil society, democracy, good governance, political systems and forms of government, politics and society.
[5] The IOG was founded in 1990 in Ottawa by Timothy Plumptre, who acted as director and president until 2006.
Its budget was C$1.5 million and it counted 18 staff (11 research, 7 administrative/support, 1 visiting) in 2003.