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Five different studies on the level of preparedness of Canada’s future retirees have some common conclusions, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Assessing the Retirement Income Prospects of Canada’s Future Elderly: A Review of Five Studies,” author Bob Baldwin looks beyond the headline conclusions of the five most talked about studies on retirement readiness in Canada.…

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: How Effective Tax Rates Affect Work Decisions by Lower-Income Families,” author Alexandre Laurin finds that various federal and provincial government benefit programs, once they are clawed back with income…

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) promises to have a modest impact on Canada, according to ground breaking research from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Better in than Out? Canada and the Trans-Pacific Partnership,” authors Dan Ciuriak, Ali Dadkhah, and Jingliang Xiao, find that some sectors will benefit from the TPP, while for others, the TPP will not go far enough. However, Canada would forgo…

The National Priorities 2016 series provides a high level overview of key issues that the federal and provincial governments need to address, and provides an opportunity to highlight policy recommendations made by prior C.D. Howe Institute research on these topics.   Fiscal and Tax - Tax Reform Priorities for Canada: Creating More Income to Go Around Energy - The Future of Canadian…

Ottawa must rein in expectations for huge increases in federal spending and borrowing, says the C.D. Howe Institute’s 2016 shadow federal budget. In “Where the Bucks Stop: A Shadow Federal Budget for 2016,” William Robson and Alexandre Laurin target  deficits of $15.3 billion and $12.2 billion in the next two fiscal years, setting the stage for a return to surplus in 2019/20.

The Canadian corporate income tax system has a number of problems that call for fundamental reforms, starting with rethinking the main role of the system, according to a report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Modernizing Business Taxation,” authors Robin Boadway and Jean-François Tremblay put forward bold recommendations to increase the efficiency and fairness of corporate taxation in…