February 7 – Ottawa should spur growth through better tax competitiveness and get back into the black by curbing overspending, says the C.D. Howe Institute’s annual Shadow Federal Budget.
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Effective Tax Rates
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”...
December 13, 2016 - Adam Found and Peter Tomlinson
Calgary is increasingly lagging behind Saskatoon, which has the most competitive overall business tax environment among the largest cities in each Canadian province, according to a new C.D. Howe...
February 11, 2016 - Alexandre Laurin
Secondary earners in low-income families, usually the mother, face punishingly high tax burdens, according to the latest report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “The High Cost of Getting Ahead:...
November 19, 2015 - Alexandre Laurin and Craig Alexander
Canada faces a deep long-term fiscal challenge, as its population ages and its labour force growth slows, states a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Tax Reform Priorities for Canada:...
Intelligence Memos
To: The Honourable Bill Morneau, Minister of Finance
From: William B.P. Robson and Alexandre Laurin
Date: February 11, 2019
Re: Tax Relief for the 2019 Federal Budget
The C.D. Howe Institute’s...
Intelligence Memos
From: Parisa Mahboubi
To: Canada’s finance and employment ministers
Date: February 6, 2019
Re: Talking about the Generations
While large government deficits and debt raise concerns regarding...
Intelligence Memos
Federal budgets are an annual rite of spring in Ottawa, as is the deluge of advice to the Department of Finance. But budget-making is a yearlong process, and the work is now in progress. Accordingly...
Research
Le plan fiscal du nouveau gouvernement du Québec risque d’entraîner un manque à gagner annuel d’environ 800 millions $ pour le trésor québécois, soutient une nouvelle étude de l’Institut C.D. Howe...
Research
Les contribuables québécois, en moyenne, sont assujettis aux ponctions fiscales les plus importantes du pays, selon un rapport récent de l’Institut C.D. Howe. Dans « Que sont devenus les taux...
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