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Housing in the GTA: Are We Building the Wrong Homes?

Frank Clayton, Benjamin Tal
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Housing in the GTA: Are We Building the Wrong Homes?

Frank Clayton, Benjamin Tal
  • Housing
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Growing Pains: Rethinking Development Charges in Canadian Municipalities

Andrew Sancton
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Canada’s 2026 Capital Spending Growth Is Concentrated in a Few Sectors

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Room to Grow: Building More of the Housing Homebuyers Want

Frank Clayton
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Canada’s Labour Productivity: Which Industries Are Leading and Lagging?

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Why Canadians are retiring later – and why it matters for policy 

Peter Hicks, John Stapleton
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Bank of Canada should ignore the Fed and keep talking

Steve Ambler, Jeremy Kronick
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Canada has the Third Lowest Borrowing Costs in the G7. Let’s Keep it That Way
Nicholas Dahir, Don Drummond
Fiscal and Tax Policy
July 29, 2026
Intelligence Memos

 Canada’s Trade Problem Is a Productivity Problem
Parisa Mahboubi, Tingting Zhang
Innovation and Business Growth
July 28, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Making the Canadian Securities Administrators Passport System Effective  
Harvey Naglie
Financial Services and Regulation
July 27, 2026
Intelligence Memos

The High Cost of Coal-Fired Power as a Bridge to Nuclear
Brett Dolter
Energy and Natural Resources
July 23, 2026
Intelligence Memos

The Bank of Canada is Right to Tread Water on Interest Rates
Steve Ambler, Jeremy Kronick
Monetary Policy
July 22, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Trade Diversification Ambitions Face a Container Port Reality 
Charles Lammam
Public Investments and Infrastructure
July 22, 2026
Intelligence Memos

The NATO Pledge Will Transform Federal Finances – Show Us How
Colin Busby, Nicholas Dahir
Fiscal and Tax Policy
July 21, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Five Reasons Why Mark Carney Needs to Care About Healthcare 
Marcel Saulnier
Health Policy
July 17, 2026
Intelligence Memos

An Unwise First Step From the New Chair of the Fed 
Steve Ambler, Jeremy Kronick
Monetary Policy
July 16, 2026
Intelligence Memos

The Clear First Principle for Canada’s Economic Immigration Policy
Marc Desormeaux
Demographics and Immigration
July 15, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Fortress North America is a Threat to Canada’s Sovereignty
Lawrence Herman
Trade and International Policy
July 14, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Why Canadians are retiring later – and why it matters for policy 
Peter Hicks, John Stapleton
Retirement Saving and Income
July 13, 2026
Intelligence Memos

How Much Do Canada’s Workers Want, And Value, Employer Pensions?
Benoit Dostie, Todd Morris
Financial Services and Regulation
July 10, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Open Banking Without a Scoreboard
Harvey Naglie
Financial Services and Regulation
July 9, 2026
Intelligence Memos

How to Make OSFI Even Better 
Mawakina Bafale, Jamey Hubbs
Financial Services and Regulation
July 7, 2026
Intelligence Memos

How to Refine the Bank of Canada’s Communication Strategy 
Steve Ambler, Thorsten Koeppl, Jeremy Kronick
Monetary Policy
July 6, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Assessing West Coast Pipeline Commercial Viability  
Dmitriy Frolovskiy
Energy and Natural Resources
July 3, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Beyond the Terminal: A Policy Agenda for Canadian Tipping Culture
Mawakina Bafale
Retirement Saving and Income
July 2, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Trump’s Free Trade Distaste is More Than a Bargaining Ploy
Lawrence Herman
Trade and International Policy
June 30, 2026
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Keeping Our Edge: The Benefits of Sound Monetary and Fiscal Policy
Nicholas Dahir, Don Drummond
Fiscal and Tax Policy
June 29, 2026
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