<time datetime="2023-08-01T06:00:00-04:00">August 1, 2023</time>

The Study in Brief

  • Solving Canada's perennial productivity problem will partially be addressed by…
<time datetime="2019-02-28T05:00:00-05:00">February 28, 2019</time>

The competitiveness of Canadian firms is being hampered by tax policies that discriminate against and penalize companies as they seek equity to fuel growth, says a new report from the C.D. Howe…

<time datetime="2017-01-26T00:36:59-05:00">January 26, 2017</time>

Governments across Canada need to reform their approach to venture capital policy, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Government Intervention in Venture Capital in Canada…

<time datetime="2012-09-19T13:45:41-04:00">September 19, 2012</time>

Venture capital funding for business  in Canada is strongly linked to innovation, as measured by new patent applications, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “…

<time datetime="2007-05-01T00:00:00-04:00">May 1, 2007</time>
Intelligence Memos
From: John Lester To: Finance Canada Officials Date: February 6, 2024 Re: Consultations on a Cost-Neutral Modernization of SR&ED (Part 1) Finance Canada announced last week the start of…
Intelligence Memos
From: Charles Plant To: Productivity observers Date: September 5, 2023 Re: Marketing and Sales are Canada’s Missing Productivity Link Our national productivity gap has spurred…
Op-Ed
Our national “productivity gap” has spurred analyses, reports and media articles for decades. While public debate in Canada has focused on productivity improvement for more than 50 years, we have…