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Creating a Water Utility Can Help Prevent Drowning in Rate Increases

A.J. Goulding
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The Growth Imperative: The C.D. Howe Institute’s 2026 Shadow Budget

Don Drummond, Alexandre Laurin, William B.P. Robson
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Why Canada Is Falling Behind and What It Means for Your Paycheque

Jeremy Kronick
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Why Canada Is Falling Behind and What It Means for Your Paycheque

Jeremy Kronick
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No Single Reform Will Fix Our Productivity Problem – It’s a Puzzle with Many Pieces

Charles Lammam
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Stability Yes, But Not to the Exclusion of All Else, Please

Gherardo Caracciolo
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Digital Health, Clinical AI and the Trade War

Will Falk
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Improving Canada’s Pension System: Past Accomplishments and Future Challenges

Keith Ambachtsheer
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Canada’s Bond Market Has a Message for Washington

Mawakina Bafale, Peter MacKenzie
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Council Reports

Business Cycle Council Methodology
Business Cycle
September 4, 2026
Council Reports

Line of Sight: Canada Needs Transparent and Predictable Immigration Targets
Demographics and Immigration
September 3, 2026
Council Reports

Bank of Canada Should Maintain Overnight Rate at 2.25 Percent for Next Year as Uncertainty Prevails, Says C.D. Howe Institute Monetary Policy Council
Monetary Policy
August 27, 2026
Council Reports

Scaling Up: Commercializing Health AI in Canada
Health Policy
August 25, 2026
Council Reports

Bank of Canada Should Maintain Overnight Rate at 2.25 Percent for Next Six Months, Increase to 2.5 Percent by Next July, Says C.D. Howe Institute Monetary Policy Council
Monetary Policy
July 9, 2026
Council Reports

From Crisis to Crisis: The US-Iran Conflict and Healthcare Supply Chains
Health Policy
June 25, 2026
Council Reports

Too Early to Call a Recession: Business Cycle Council Urges Caution on Latest GDP Data
Business Cycle
June 5, 2026
Council Reports

Bank of Canada Should Maintain Overnight Rate at 2.25 Percent for Next Six Months, Increase to 2.5 Percent by Next June, Says C.D. Howe Institute Monetary Policy Council
Monetary Policy
June 4, 2026
Council Reports

Split Vote as Risks Worsen: Council Recommends Holding Buffer at 3.5 Percent, but Urges Readiness to Act Fast
Financial Services and Regulation
June 3, 2026
Council Reports

Bank of Canada Should Maintain Overnight Rate at 2.25 Percent for Next Six Months, Increase to 2.5 Percent by Next April, Says C.D. Howe Institute Monetary Policy Council
Monetary Policy
April 23, 2026
Council Reports

Bank of Canada Should Maintain Overnight Rate at 2.25 Percent for Next 12 Months, Says C.D. Howe Institute Monetary Policy Council
Monetary Policy
March 12, 2026
Council Reports

Bank of Canada Should Maintain 2.25 Percent Overnight Rate for Next 12 Months, Says C.D. Howe Institute Monetary Policy Council
Monetary Policy
January 22, 2026
Council Reports

Bank of Canada Should Hold Overnight Rate Target at 2.25 Percent over the Coming Year, Says C.D. Howe Institute Monetary Policy Council
Monetary Policy
December 4, 2025
Council Reports

“Sluggish, Not Stressed, But Elevated Risks”: Council Recommends Leaving Buffer at 3.5 Percent
Financial Services and Regulation
November 20, 2025
Council Reports

Bank of Canada Should Cut Overnight Rate to 2.25 Percent, then Hold, Says C.D. Howe Institute Monetary Policy Council
Monetary Policy
October 23, 2025
Council Reports

Canadian Economy Contracts, But Does Not Meet Recession Definition
Business Cycle
September 22, 2025
Council Reports

Access and Affordability: Building Fiscally Responsible Pharmacare Systems
Rosalie Wyonch
Health Policy
September 18, 2025
Council Reports

Immigration Policy Still in Need of a Course Correction
Demographics and Immigration
September 16, 2025
Council Reports

Bank of Canada Should Cut Overnight Rate to 2.50 Percent Next Week and to 2.25 Percent in October, Says C.D. Howe Institute Monetary Policy Council
Financial Services and Regulation
September 11, 2025
Council Reports

C.D. Howe Institute Monetary Policy Council Calls for Bank of Canada to Leave Overnight Rate Unchanged at 2.75 Percent Next Week, Cut to 2.50 Percent at Following Meeting
Financial Services and Regulation
July 24, 2025
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