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Proposed Major Project Regulatory Changes a Good Step, but Work Remains 

Kate Koplovich, George Vegh
  • Energy and Natural Resources, Industry Regulation and Competition Policy, Public Investments and Infrastructure
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Canada’s Technical Recession Isn’t the Real Problem. A Decade of Economic Weakness Is.

Philip Cross, Jeremy Kronick
  • Business Cycle
  • Intelligence Memos

The Building Canada Act Won’t Actually Build Anything in Canada 

Kate Koplovich, George Vegh
  • Energy and Natural Resources, Industry Regulation and Competition Policy, Public Investments and Infrastructure
  • Research

Making Sense of City Budgets: Grading the Fiscal Accountability of Canada’s Municipalities, 2025

Nicholas Dahir, William B.P. Robson
  • Public Governance and Accountability
  • Intelligence Memos

Executing AI for All: How to Get a Capability-Raising Result 

Harvey Naglie
  • Innovation and Business Growth, Public Investments and Infrastructure
  • Intelligence Memos

The Canadian Economy Was Struggling Long Before GDP Growth Turned Negative 

Nicholas Dahir, Don Drummond
  • Demographics and Immigration, Public Governance and Accountability
  • Intelligence Memos

Don’t Be Too Quick to Call a Recession

Steve Ambler, Jeremy Kronick
  • Innovation and Business Growth, Monetary Policy, Public Governance and Accountability
  • Intelligence Memos

Standing up to China in the Taiwan Strait

Lawrence Herman
  • Trade and International Policy
  • Council Reports

Too Early to Call a Recession: Business Cycle Council Urges Caution on Latest GDP Data

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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

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
Council Reports

“Not Normal Times”: Council Recommends Holding Buffer at 3.5 Percent Amid Rising Economic Uncertainty
Financial Services and Regulation
June 4, 2025
Council Reports

C.D. Howe Institute Monetary Policy Council Calls for Bank of Canada to Cut Overnight Rate to 2.50 Percent Next Week and 2.25 Percent in 6 Months
Financial Services and Regulation
May 29, 2025
Council Reports

C.D. Howe Institute Monetary Policy Council Calls for Bank of Canada to Keep Overnight Rate at 2.75 Percent Next Week, Leave Unchanged Until Next April
Financial Services and Regulation
April 10, 2025
Council Reports

C.D. Howe Institute Monetary Policy Council Calls for Bank of Canada to Cut Overnight Rate to 2.75 Percent Next Week and 2.50 Percent in September
Financial Services and Regulation
March 6, 2025
Council Reports

C.D. Howe Institute Monetary Policy Council Calls for Bank of Canada to Cut Overnight Rate to 3.00 Percent Next Week and 2.75 Percent by July
Financial Services and Regulation
January 23, 2025
Council Reports

C.D. Howe Institute Monetary Policy Council Calls for Bank of Canada to Cut Overnight Rate to 3.50 Percent Next Week, 3.00 by Summer, 2.75 Percent in a Year
Financial Services and Regulation
December 5, 2024
Council Reports

Council Recommends Keeping Stability Buffer at 3.5 Percent While Urging Major Banks to Stay Prepared
Financial Services and Regulation
December 4, 2024
Council Reports

Permanently Higher Federal Spending Threatens GST Hike: C.D. Howe Institute Fiscal & Tax Working Group
Fiscal and Tax Policy
November 27, 2024
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