133 results found for "guaranteed annual income"
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A charitable gift annuity provides an immediate gift to C.D. Howe Institute while providing a secured income stream for the donor during their lifetime. Depending on the donor’s age, this income can be tax-free. A portion of the total contribution is used to purchase the annuity from a licensed insurance company and the balance is retained as a donation for which a tax receipt is…
Intelligence Memos
Bishop, Shaffer – As Electricity Demand Sinks, Ontario Power Costs Rise 24 Percent With More to Come
From: Grant Bishop and Blake Shaffer
To: Greg Rickford, Ontario Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines
Date: April 21, 2020
Re: As electricity demand sinks, Ontario power costs rise 24 percent with more to come
Many Ontario businesses can expect a surge in their power bills even with the pandemic driven fall in demand and real-time wholesale prices for electricity.
These effects are…
Intelligence Memos
From: Marcel Boyer
To: Canadians Concerned about Business Grants
Date: February 4, 2021
Re: Government Support for Business Would Benefit from Auctions
Business support programs from governments are numerous, offered by every level, generally somewhat opaque and costly. They take many forms: a direct grant, a loan at a low (zero) interest rate, a loan guarantee, a reduced tax…
Intelligence Memos
From: Jon Johnson
To: Canadians Concerned About US Section 232 Tariffs
Date: July 27, 2020
Re: US Court Insists on Strict Compliance with Section 232 Requirements
Last year on November 15, the US Court of International Trade (CIT) denied a motion by the US Government in Transpacific Steel LLC v. US. The motion called for dismissal of the plaintiff’s complaint that presidential Proclamation 9772,…
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A charitable gift annuity provides an immediate gift to C.D. Howe Institute while providing a secured income stream for the donor during their lifetime. Depending on the donor’s age, this income can be tax-free. A portion of the total contribution is used to purchase the annuity from a licensed insurance company and the balance is retained as a donation for which a tax receipt is…
Intelligence Memos
From: Jeremy M.Kronick and Nikki Hui
To: Jeremy Rudin, Superintendent of OSFI
Date: March 20, 2018
Title: Covered bonds: elsewhere, the sky’s the limit, why just 4 percent in Canada?
Startling house-price increases in some markets and unprecedented levels of mortgage debt have fuelled concerns that taxpayer-backed mortgage insurance may be encouraging excessive borrowing – and putting…
