About the Institute
#1 Awarded Think Tank in Canada
The C.D. Howe Institute is a registered charity, and an independent not-for-profit research institute whose mission is to raise Canadians’ living standards by fostering economically sound public policies. Widely considered to be Canada’s most influential think tank, the Institute is a source of trusted policy intelligence, distinguished by research that is nonpartisan, evidence-based and subject to definitive expert review.
The C.D. Howe Institute is a registered charity, and an independent not-for-profit research institute whose mission is to raise living standards by fostering economically sound public policies. Widely considered to be Canada’s most influential think tank, the Institute is a trusted source of essential policy intelligence, distinguished by research that is nonpartisan, evidence-based and subject to definitive expert review.
Jeremy M. Kronick, President and CEO
President and CEO’s Message
For more than 65 years, the C.D. Howe Institute has established a track record of advancing practical solutions to Canada’s most pressing policy challenges, with the aim of helping to strengthen economic performance and raise Canadians’ living standards. We are independent and non-partisan. As a registered Canadian charity, we rely on the generosity of our members and supporters to sustain this work.
In the past, the Institute has contributed to major policy developments in Canada, including trade and investment liberalization in North America, the development of inflation targeting, the strengthening of the Canada and Quebec Pension Plans, and reforms to personal, business, and sales taxes.
Today, our research informs debates on monetary policy, fiscal and tax policy, financial regulation, trade, energy, housing, healthcare, labour markets, immigration, retirement income, and Canada’s long-term competitiveness. With the most rigorous peer review process in the industry, we attract leading academics and experienced practitioners from across the public and private sectors to our authors’ ranks.
Our work extends beyond research. Through policy councils, roundtables, and signature events, we bring together leaders from business, all levels of government, academia, and the policy community to exchange ideas and debate solutions in an open and respectful forum.
We are proud of the Institute’s contribution to Canada’s prosperity and invite you to explore our research and engage with our work.
Jeremy M. Kronick
Quality, Independence and
Nonpartisanship
The views and policy recommendations in C.D. Howe Institute publications are those of the individual author. The Institute does not take corporate positions on policy matters. No C.D. Howe Institute publication or statement will endorse any political party, elected official or candidate for elected office.
The Institute’s books, Commentaries and E-Briefs undergo a rigorous two-stage review by internal staff, and by outside academics and independent experts. The Institute publishes only studies that meet its standards for analytical soundness, factual accuracy and policy relevance. It subjects its review and publication process to an annual audit by external experts. To learn more about our process and past auditors, please click here.
Impact
The C.D. Howe Institute is a pre-eminent source of trusted policy intelligence. For more than six decades, its record of providing definitive analysis for major issues of the day has solidified its status as “required reading” amongst senior decision makers from coast to coast. Institute policy intelligence has laid the intellectual ground for such achievements as:
- The development of continental free trade;
- Ending the unsustainable deficits of the 1970s and 1980s;
- The development of rigorous inflation targets and tactically effective monetary policy;
- The reform of the Canadian and Quebec pension plans;
- Lower and more competitive tax rates; and
- Innovations in vehicles for saving and drawing down income.
Awards
2023 Purvis Prize
Canadian Economics Association
2014 Purvis Prize
Canadian Economics Association
2012 Purvis Prize
Canadian Economics Association
2012 John Hanson Memorial Award
Actuarial Foundation, United States
2011 Donner Prize Runner-Up
The Donner Canadian Foundation
2010 Purvis Prize
Canadian Economics Association
2005 Donner Prize Runner-Up
The Donner Canadian Foundation
2004 Donner Prize
The Donner Canadian Foundation
2002 Purvis Prize
Canadian Economics Association
2001 Donner Prize Runner-Up
The Donner Canadian Foundation
2001 Policy Research Initiative Award
Government of Canada
1995 Purvis Prize
Canadian Economics Association
1994 Purvis Prize
Canadian Economics Association
The C.D. Howe Institute is an organization that values diversity, equity, and inclusion as essential to our mission to raise Canadians’ living standards and commitment in the quality and relevance of our work and activities.