Fiscal and Tax Policy
This research area covers the impact of revenue-raising measures, fiscal balances and debts of governments, and the broad choices they make among major spending areas. It includes evaluating the ability of government policies, programs and agencies to deliver on their objectives.
March 21, 2018 - Benjamin Dachis
Ontario is on an unsustainable fiscal course, according to a new report by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Fiscal Soundness and Economic Growth: An Economic Program for Ontario,” author Benjamin Dachis...
February 22, 2018 - William B.P. Robson, Alexandre Laurin and Rosalie Wyonch
Ottawa must think long-term, and restore confidence in the sustainability of fiscal policy while responding to sharper competitive pressure on trade and taxation, says the C.D. Howe Institute’s...
January 9, 2018 - Alexandre Laurin
Working parents with children—particularly low-income families— face prohibitive tax rates that discourage taking on extra employment to get ahead, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe...
December 6, 2017 - Adam Found and Peter Tomlinson
The best and worst major cities for business investment are identified in a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Business Tax Burdens in Canada’s Major Cities: The 2017 Report Card” authors...
November 28, 2017 - William B.P. Robson, Benjamin Dachis and Farah Omran
Canada’s major cities tend to understate revenue and spending, wait too long to release budgets, and confuse taxpayers with obscure figures in their financial reports, finds a new study from the C.D...
November 21, 2017 - William B.P. Robson, Colin Busby and Aaron Jacobs
Canada’s greying workforce will spell big fiscal trouble for future taxpayers, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “The Fiscal Implications of Canadians’ Working Longer,” authors...
Intelligence Memos
From: Benjamin Dachis and Jacob Kim
To: Toronto City Council
Date: April 9, 2018
Re: How Contracting Waste Services can Lower Costs and Improve Performance
After an unsuccessful push in early 2017 to...
Intelligence Memos
From: Alexandre Laurin
To: Concerned Ontarians
Date: April 5, 2018
Re: Missed Opportunity: Ontario’s Free Child Care Unlikely to Produce Quebec’s Economic Boost
Last week, two days before it tabled...
Intelligence Memos
A l’attention de: Carlos Leitão, Ministère des Finances du Québec
De la part de: Alexandre Laurin
Date: 3 avril, 2018
Objet: Budget du Québec: le Fonds des générations nuit à la transparence
À...
Research
Le défi budgétaire de la population vieillissante : planifier les coûts des soins de santé au Québec
Les Québécois traînent un fardeau fiscal évalué à 682 milliards de $, c.-à-d. les impôts additionnels qui devront être prélevés au cours du prochain demi-siècle pour faire face à l’augmentation des...
Research
Les Québécois portent un lourd fardeau financier de 768 milliards de dollars – la facture d’impôt la plus élevée pour l’augmentation des dépenses de santé au cours du prochain demi-siècle – et...
Op-Ed
Publié dans Les Affaires le 22 Octobre 2012
Par Alexandre Laurin
Le maintien de la contribution santé rendue «progressive» et financée par une légère hausse d'impôt, selon l'annonce du ministre des...
26 Apr 2018
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Roundtable Luncheon with Stephen LeClair, William B.P. Robson and Aaron Wudrick
Toronto, 67 Yonge Street, Suite 300
Thursday, April 26, 2018, 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
25 Apr 2018
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Roundtable Luncheon with Dawn Desjardins, Brian Ernewein, Quyen Huynh, Brian Kingston and Peter van Dijk
Toronto, 67 Yonge Street, Suite 300
Wednesday, April 25, 2018, 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm
21 Mar 2018
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Conference Call with Benjamin Dachis, Associate Director, Research, C.D. Howe Institute
Conference Call
Wednesday, March 21, 2018, 11:00 am to 11:30 am
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