What would Alberta gain by leaving Canada – and what could it lose? As calls for Alberta independence gain attention, former Alberta premier Jason Kenney and economist Charles St-Arnaud join Michael Hainsworth to examine the economic, political and practical consequences of separation.
What would Alberta gain by leaving Canada – and what could it lose? As calls for Alberta independence gain attention, former Alberta premier Jason Kenney and economist Charles St-Arnaud join Michael Hainsworth to examine the economic, political and practical consequences of separation.
To: Concerned Canadians From: Jeremy M. Kronick and Kate Koplovich Date: September 14, 2026 Re: Introducing an Alberta Referendum Series: From Talking Points to Realities Canada is at a pivotal moment in its history. We are repositioning ourselves as a country open to investment. But we do so alongside headwinds. Trade uncertainty with our largest […]
C.D. Howe Institute Immigration Targets Council The C.D. Howe Institute Immigration Targets Council met on August 24, 2026, bringing together leading academics and policy experts to provide recommendations on Canada’s immigration levels for 2027–2029 and system design. Council members emphasized the need for a transparent and predictable immigration system and expressed concern that rapid changes […]
September 3, 2026 – Canada needs a more transparent and predictable immigration system, according to the C.D. Howe Institute Immigration Targets Council. Bringing together leading academics and policy experts, the Council recommends clear permanent immigration targets and a strict ceiling on the non-permanent resident population. The Council recommends annual permanent-resident admissions of 380,000 in 2027, […]
From: Parisa Mahboubi and Tingting Zhang To: Childcare watchers Date: August 18, 2026 Re: Canada’s Childcare Plan: Affordable, but Still Out of Reach Many parents are signing their children up for daycare waitlists before they are born. Even that is not always early enough. Some centres now warn pregnant mothers they are already too late, as all available spots are gone […]
Canada should adopt a dual-track child care system, with subsidized spaces for families in need, and an income-tested tax credit for those using alternate care.
To: Immigration and healthcare watchers From: Tingting Zhang Date: August 10, 2026 Re: Faster Processing, Not Co-payments, Needed to Put a Lid on Refugee Healthcare Costs The public cost of providing health coverage for asylum seekers and refugees has more than quadrupled over the past five years. The Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) will spend […]
From: Marc Desormeaux To: Hon. Lena Metlege Diab, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Date: July 15, 2026 Re: The Clear First Principle for Canada’s Economic Immigration Policy Canada’s latest demographic data confirms that recent immigration policy changes are having an effect. As temporary resident numbers and admission targets have declined, so has population growth, […]
To: GDP watchers From: Don Drummond and Nicholas Dahir Date: June 9, 2026 Re: The Canadian Economy Was Struggling Long Before GDP Growth Turned Negative Canada has entered what some are calling a “technical recession.” Real GDP declined in the fourth quarter of 2025 and again in the first quarter of 2026, meeting what is often, but incorrectly, considered to define a recession as two consecutive quarters of negative growth. […]
by Parisa Mahboubi and Tingting Zhang In 2025, Canada’s labour market cooled as employment growth slowed, unemployment rose, and job vacancies declined from the unusually tight conditions seen after the pandemic. Trade tensions with the United States, slower immigration-driven labour force growth, and technological change contributed to increasingly uneven labour market outcomes across regions, sectors, […]
May 28, 2026 – Trade uncertainty, weak productivity growth and technological change, along with demographic shifts, are reshaping Canada’s labour market, increasing risks for trade-exposed jobs and our future economic growth, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “2025 Labour Market Review: Trade Uncertainty, Structural Pressures, and Policy Priorities for Canada,” […]
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What would Alberta gain by leaving Canada – and what could it lose? As calls for Alberta independence gain attention, former Alberta premier Jason Kenney and economist Charles St-Arnaud join Michael Hainsworth to examine the economic, political and practical consequences of separation. 
To: Concerned Canadians From: Jeremy M. Kronick and Kate Koplovich Date: September 14, 2026 Re: Introducing an Alberta Referendum Series: From Talking Points to Realities Canada is at a pivotal moment in its history. We are repositioning ourselves as a country open to investment. But we do so alongside headwinds. Trade uncertainty with our largest […] 
C.D. Howe Institute Immigration Targets Council The C.D. Howe Institute Immigration Targets Council met on August 24, 2026, bringing together leading academics and policy experts to provide recommendations on Canada’s immigration levels for 2027–2029 and system design. Council members emphasized the need for a transparent and predictable immigration system and expressed concern that rapid changes […] 
From: Parisa Mahboubi and Tingting Zhang To: Childcare watchers Date: August 18, 2026 Re: Canada’s Childcare Plan: Affordable, but Still Out of Reach Many parents are signing their children up for daycare waitlists before they are born. Even that is not always early enough. Some centres now warn pregnant mothers they are already too late, as all available spots are gone […] 
Canada should adopt a dual-track child care system, with subsidized spaces for families in need, and an income-tested tax credit for those using alternate care. 
To: Immigration and healthcare watchers From: Tingting Zhang Date: August 10, 2026 Re: Faster Processing, Not Co-payments, Needed to Put a Lid on Refugee Healthcare Costs The public cost of providing health coverage for asylum seekers and refugees has more than quadrupled over the past five years. The Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP) will spend […] 
From: Marc Desormeaux To: Hon. Lena Metlege Diab, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Date: July 15, 2026 Re: The Clear First Principle for Canada’s Economic Immigration Policy Canada’s latest demographic data confirms that recent immigration policy changes are having an effect. As temporary resident numbers and admission targets have declined, so has population growth, […] 
To: GDP watchers From: Don Drummond and Nicholas Dahir Date: June 9, 2026 Re: The Canadian Economy Was Struggling Long Before GDP Growth Turned Negative Canada has entered what some are calling a “technical recession.” Real GDP declined in the fourth quarter of 2025 and again in the first quarter of 2026, meeting what is often, but incorrectly, considered to define a recession as two consecutive quarters of negative growth. […] 
by Parisa Mahboubi and Tingting Zhang In 2025, Canada’s labour market cooled as employment growth slowed, unemployment rose, and job vacancies declined from the unusually tight conditions seen after the pandemic. Trade tensions with the United States, slower immigration-driven labour force growth, and technological change contributed to increasingly uneven labour market outcomes across regions, sectors, […]