Economic Outlook

What Now? Addressing the Burden of Canada's Slow-Growth Recovery

The Canadian economy continues to face serious macroeconomic challenges, the most important of which is addressing the burden of a slow-growth recovery, according to a report from the C.D. Howe…

Long-Term Returns: A Reality Check for Pension Funds and Retirement Savings

<time datetime="2013-12-11T14:45:28-05:00">December 11, 2013</time>

Low investment returns loom in the decades ahead, spelling bad news for retirement savers and pension plan managers, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Long-Term…

Predicting Recessions in Real-Time: Mining Google Trends and Electronic Payments Data for Clues

<time datetime="2013-09-04T13:45:38-04:00">September 4, 2013</time>

Predicting recessions in real-time could be made possible by mining vast new sources of electronic data, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Predicting Recessions…

Core, What is it Good For? Why the Bank of Canada Should Focus on Headline Inflation

<time datetime="2011-09-11T00:00:00-04:00">September 11, 2011</time>

The Bank of Canada should place less emphasis on the “core” Consumer Price Index (CPI) in explaining its policy choices, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe Institute. In, “Core…

C.D. Howe Institute’s Monetary Policy Council Urges Bank of Canada to Raise Overnight Rate to 1.25 Percent on July 19, 2011

July 14, 2011 — The C.D. Howe Institute’s Monetary Policy Council (MPC) today recommended that the Bank of Canada raise its target for the overnight…

Reading the Currency Compass: Keeping Monetary Policy on Course Through a Choppy Exchange Rate

Op-Ed

Fall Economic Statement gets a D. Re-write needed before March - Financial Post

Before the release of the federal 2023 Fall Economic Statement, we laid out a framework for grading it. We hoped for transparency about the government’s finances, frankness about the…

Op-Ed

Canada’s fall economic statement spending proves Ottawa is unserious about public finances - Globe and Mail

The 2015 federal election heralded a new approach to federal fiscal policy. Serious was out. Spending only as much as revenue would cover was not cool. Unserious was in. Deficits were the new thing.…

Intelligence Memos

Marion Steele - The Case for an Affordable Rental Housing Investment Tax Credit

From: Marion Steele To: Canadian housing observers Date: November 17, 2023 Re: The Case for an Affordable Rental Housing Investment Tax Credit Steps to remedy Canada’s rental…