<time datetime="2017-05-11T00:01:00-04:00">May 11, 2017</time>

The cost of federal employees has risen rapidly, with total compensation per employee jumping nearly 5% per year on average over the past decade, says a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In…

<time datetime="2016-05-03T01:10:56-04:00">May 3, 2016</time>

Ottawa’s unfunded liabilities for employee pensions stood at $269 billion at the end of the 2015 fiscal year, far larger than reported, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute study. In “Worse Than…

<time datetime="2014-07-08T17:05:21-04:00">July 8, 2014</time>

Canadian governments need to move beyond defined-benefit (DB) versus defined-contribution (DC) pension model debates, and towards a middle-ground option that incorporates attributes of both…

<time datetime="2014-04-09T13:45:37-04:00">April 9, 2014</time>

Ottawa’s unfunded liabilities for employee pension plans rose to $272 billion in 2013, far larger than reported, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute study. In “Ottawa’s Hidden Deficit: The…

<time datetime="2014-04-02T13:45:55-04:00">April 2, 2014</time>

Federal public servants have pension guarantees in their defined-benefit pension plans that are mispriced, causing Ottawa to seriously underestimate the cost of the pension plans and the total…

<time datetime="2014-03-19T13:45:10-04:00">March 19, 2014</time>

While public debate has mainly focused on the “gold-plated” defined benefits of many public-service pension plans, the real problem lies in a flawed approach to managing compensation costs,…

Council Report
March 26, 2020 – In order to help Canadian governments confront the public health and economic crisis resulting from the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the C.D. Howe Institute has established a…
Intelligence Memos
To: Canadian Taxpayers From: William B.P. Robson Date: March 27, 2019 Re: Ottawa Flings the Big Bucks While Grabbing for the Loose Change Our federal fiscal masters are deeply…
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…