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No Severe Stress, But Rising Risks: Domestic Stability Buffer Should Hold at 3.5 Percent

November 20, 2025 – The C.D. Howe Institute’s Domestic Stability Buffer Council (DSBC) recommends that the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) maintain the Domestic Stability Buffer (DSB) for Canada’s largest banks at 3.5 percent of total risk-weighted assets at its next setting in December.  The domestic stability buffer is the capital that Canada’s major […]

Still Unrealistic: Canada’s Electric Vehicle Targets Beyond 2026

November 18, 2025 – The federal government is expected to unveil proposed changes to its electric vehicle sales mandate this winter.

In Memoriam: Tom Courchene

November 14, 2025 – The C.D. Howe Institute and its staff mourn the passing of influential Canadian economist and professor, Dr.

Federal Fiscal Promises Lack Credibility

November 13, 2025 – Canada’s latest federal budget promises fiscal restraint, but recent experience provides sobering context.

‘Flying Blind’: Canadians Face Complex Financial Landscape with Limited Know-How

November 11, 2025 – Earlier generations of retirees fared well despite limited financial literacy thanks to simpler pension systems.

Price of Earning More: The Hidden Tax on Parents and Senior Canadians

November 3, 2025 – For some parents and seniors, taking a second income, working more or drawing extra pension income can mean losing most of every extra dollar of income to taxes and benefit clawbacks.

Why Canada’s Power Systems Remain Divided and How to Unite Them

October 30, 2025 – Canada’s heavy reliance on energy trade with the United States and its limited interprovincial connections come at a growing cost to Canadians.

Can Taxpayers Follow the Money? Fiscal Accountability Report Card on Canada’s Senior Governments is Out

October 23, 2025 – Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial governments should be more transparent about how they tax and spend, says a new report card from the C.D. Howe Institute.

Canada’s Financial Rules May Be Holding Growth Back

October 16, 2025 – Canada’s weak growth, low investment and lagging innovation point to the need for a more modern regulatory philosophy that balances both protection and progress, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute.

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November, 20 2025

No Severe Stress, But Rising Risks: Domestic Stability Buffer Should Hold at 3.5 Percent
November 20, 2025 – The C.D. Howe Institute’s Domestic Stability Buffer Council (DSBC) recommends that the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) maintain the Domestic Stability Buffer (DSB) for Canada’s largest banks at 3.5 percent of total risk-weighted assets at its next setting in December.  The domestic stability buffer is the capital that Canada’s major […]
Financial Services and Regulation

November, 18 2025

Still Unrealistic: Canada’s Electric Vehicle Targets Beyond 2026
November 18, 2025 – The federal government is expected to unveil proposed changes to its electric vehicle sales mandate this winter.
Energy and Natural Resources

November, 14 2025

In Memoriam: Tom Courchene
November 14, 2025 – The C.D. Howe Institute and its staff mourn the passing of influential Canadian economist and professor, Dr.
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November, 13 2025

Federal Fiscal Promises Lack Credibility
November 13, 2025 – Canada’s latest federal budget promises fiscal restraint, but recent experience provides sobering context.
Fiscal and Tax Policy

November, 11 2025

‘Flying Blind’: Canadians Face Complex Financial Landscape with Limited Know-How
November 11, 2025 – Earlier generations of retirees fared well despite limited financial literacy thanks to simpler pension systems.
Financial Services and Regulation

November, 3 2025

Price of Earning More: The Hidden Tax on Parents and Senior Canadians
November 3, 2025 – For some parents and seniors, taking a second income, working more or drawing extra pension income can mean losing most of every extra dollar of income to taxes and benefit clawbacks.
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