In this edition of Graphic Intelligence, we show how the average amount of taxes paid and benefits received differ by age group. Individuals pay and receive various types of taxes and benefits over the course of their lives. Taxes and contributions (e.g., EI and CPP contributions) are highest for those in the working-age category, particularly among […]
Current reconciliation efforts between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples are missing the main target, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Pursuing Reconciliation: The Case for an Off-Reserve Urban Agenda,” author John Richards argues that the federal government, provinces, and Indigenous leaders must develop an agenda for the majority of First Nation people […]
Federal budgets are an annual rite of spring in Ottawa, as is the deluge of advice to the Department of Finance. But budget-making is a yearlong process, and the work is now in progress. Accordingly, the C.D. Howe Institute is presenting a series of Intelligence Memos in the next few weeks, outlining recommendations that we […]
Federal budgets are an annual rite of spring in Ottawa, as is the deluge of advice to the Department of Finance. But budget-making is a yearlong process, and the work is now in progress. Accordingly, the C.D. Howe Institute is presenting a series of Intelligence Memos in the next few weeks, outlining recommendations that we […]
In this edition of Graphic Intelligence, we show trends in Canada’s unemployment, employment and labour force participation rates of the population aged 15 and over during the past decade. Indicators such as unemployment and employment rates are, of course, useful metrics for assessing the performance of the job market. Historically, these metrics moved in opposite […]
From: Parisa Mahboubi and Daniel Schwanen To: Canada’s Ministers of Employment Date: October 22, 2018 Re: Translating population growth into the labour force After years of sluggish growth, Canada is experiencing its fastest year–over–year population growth. Faster population increase, however, is not translating into strong labour force growth in all provinces – indeed the rate of […]
2006 2011 2016 In this edition of Graphic Intelligence, we show the top state destinations for Canadian-born working-age newcomers (arrived 5 years or less) to the US in 2006, 2011, and 2016. Migration of Canadian-born, working-age individuals to the United States has trended upward over the past 30 years, according to the American Community Survey (ACS). The majority of these Canadians […]
In this edition of Graphic Intelligence, we show the percentage of minimum wage workers, and their distribution according to individual characteristics in Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, and British Columbia for the first quarter of 2018. Alberta increased its minimum wage to $15 per hour last week, while Ontario halted the previously planned increase to $15 per hour, which […]
This edition of Graphic Intelligence shows wages and wage increases for occupations in Canada by age group. Wages tend to rise over the course of working life. Wage levels and increases, however, differ depending on occupation and the age of employees. Wages in some occupations continue to grow throughout a person’s career while some other occupations show little […]
Total Arts and Culture Business and Finance Education and Law Health Management Manufacturing Natural Resources Sales and Service Science Trades and Transport This edition of Graphic Intelligence maps the number of job vacancies in Canadian provinces by occupation for the 2017 year. The fourth quarter of 2017 experienced a large year-over-year increase in job […]
From: Kevin Milligan and Tammy Schirle To: Canada’s Pension Administrators and Annuity Providers Date: August 24, 2018 Re: Deconstructing the Longevity Gap between Rich and Poor A longevity gap between rich and poor has persisted over the years in Canada with significant policy implications. In our new C.D. Howe Institute report, the first study of […]
A longevity gap between rich and poor has persisted over the years in Canada with significant policy implications, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Rich Man, Poor Man: The Policy Implications of Canadians Living Longer” – the first study of long-term changes in longevity across earnings groups in Canada – […]
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Current reconciliation efforts between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples are missing the main target, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Pursuing Reconciliation: The Case for an Off-Reserve Urban Agenda,” author John Richards argues that the federal government, provinces, and Indigenous leaders must develop an agenda for the majority of First Nation people […] 
Federal budgets are an annual rite of spring in Ottawa, as is the deluge of advice to the Department of Finance. But budget-making is a yearlong process, and the work is now in progress. Accordingly, the C.D. Howe Institute is presenting a series of Intelligence Memos in the next few weeks, outlining recommendations that we […] 
Federal budgets are an annual rite of spring in Ottawa, as is the deluge of advice to the Department of Finance. But budget-making is a yearlong process, and the work is now in progress. Accordingly, the C.D. Howe Institute is presenting a series of Intelligence Memos in the next few weeks, outlining recommendations that we […] 
In this edition of Graphic Intelligence, we show trends in Canada’s unemployment, employment and labour force participation rates of the population aged 15 and over during the past decade. Indicators such as unemployment and employment rates are, of course, useful metrics for assessing the performance of the job market. Historically, these metrics moved in opposite […] 
From: Parisa Mahboubi and Daniel Schwanen To: Canada’s Ministers of Employment Date: October 22, 2018 Re: Translating population growth into the labour force After years of sluggish growth, Canada is experiencing its fastest year–over–year population growth. Faster population increase, however, is not translating into strong labour force growth in all provinces – indeed the rate of […] 
2006 2011 2016 In this edition of Graphic Intelligence, we show the top state destinations for Canadian-born working-age newcomers (arrived 5 years or less) to the US in 2006, 2011, and 2016. Migration of Canadian-born, working-age individuals to the United States has trended upward over the past 30 years, according to the American Community Survey (ACS). The majority of these Canadians […] 
Total Arts and Culture Business and Finance Education and Law Health Management Manufacturing Natural Resources Sales and Service Science Trades and Transport This edition of Graphic Intelligence maps the number of job vacancies in Canadian provinces by occupation for the 2017 year. The fourth quarter of 2017 experienced a large year-over-year increase in job […] 
From: Kevin Milligan and Tammy Schirle To: Canada’s Pension Administrators and Annuity Providers Date: August 24, 2018 Re: Deconstructing the Longevity Gap between Rich and Poor A longevity gap between rich and poor has persisted over the years in Canada with significant policy implications. In our new C.D. Howe Institute report, the first study of […] 
A longevity gap between rich and poor has persisted over the years in Canada with significant policy implications, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Rich Man, Poor Man: The Policy Implications of Canadians Living Longer” – the first study of long-term changes in longevity across earnings groups in Canada – […]