From: Christina Caron and Glen HodgsonTo: Economy observersDate: March 10, 2025Re: Canada has a Productivity Growth Problem – as Does Almost Everybody Else Productivity growth is at the core of our prosperity and underpins any improvement in measured living standards. Not surprisingly, Canada’s poor productivity performance is attracting considerable attention. Canada’s productivity growth has been […]
From: Harvey NaglieTo: Financial regulation observers Date: March 6, 2025Re: Ontario’s Financial Future: Leading the Charge for a Competitive and Modernized Regulatory Framework Ontario faces a pivotal moment. As Canada’s financial capital, it has long benefited from a stable financial sector. However, the evolving global landscape demands more than stability – it requires bold leadership. […]
From: Sebastien BetermierTo: Economy observersDate: March 5, 2025Re: Can Public Infrastructure Banks Solve Market Failures and Catalyze Private Investment? Large-scale public and private infrastructure investments are required to meet a wide range of Canada’s current needs. For example, new transport systems, water and wastewater infrastructure are needed to resolve our housing shortage. Challenges to Canadian […]
From: Paul JenkinsTo: Economic policymakersDate: February 7, 2025Re: Where the puck is going Many believe we are living through one of the most revolutionary ages in history. The world has lived through many revolutions: the scientific revolution, the age of enlightenment; the French Revolution, and of course the industrial revolution – all accompanied by dramatic […]
C.D. Howe Institute Research Fellow Ryan Manucha speaks to Andrew Nichols of CBC News about how President Donald Trump’s threats to levy high tariffs on Canadian goods has brought renewed attention to the trade barriers between provinces that hinder Canada’s economic growth.
“On balance, Ottawa’s latest reform of SR&ED is timid. Fortunately, this timidity did not extend to implementing a special low tax rate on income from intellectual property.”
From: Glen HodgsonTo: Trump watchersDate: January 14, 2025Re: Will Trump End US Green Investments? And How Should Canada Respond? Donald Trump will soon be the next US President. And his tariff and border threats dominate the Canadian policy agenda. Meanwhile, a host of other US economic policies have significant implications for Canada. Energy transition policies are […]
To: Our Faithful Readers Date: January 2, 2025 Re: Intelligence Memos: 2024 in Review Intelligence memos are a key way C.D. Howe Institute researchers share their insights about current events. And 2024 had no shortage of material: Canada’s healthcare struggles, housing affordability, the Bank of Canada’s inflation fight, a host of questionable fiscal policies from Ottawa and the […]
With 2024 almost behind us, Michael Hainsworth shares some of the CDHI podcast’s most fascinating interviews and policy conversations during the course of a tumultuous year. Featuring: Wilbur Ross, Conrad Black, Martha Hall Findlay, John Baird, John Manley, Jason Kenney, John Tory, Mitzie Hunter, Rosalie Wyonch, Jane Philpott, Michelle Alexopoulos, Jeremy Kronick, Heather Evans, A.J. […]
Business investment is essential to productivity, wages and Canadians’ living standards. Alarmingly, investment has lagged growth in the workforce for a decade. Another fall in the third quarter of 2024 left real investment per available worker 23 percent below its 2014 peak. A two-month GST “holiday” is the latest example of fiscal policies that boost […]
Between 2019 and 2023, Canada’s public sector employment grew at more than twice the rate of the private sector, increasing by 13 percent compared to just 5.9 percent. This shift added around half a million public sector jobs, with public administration as the largest contributor, raising the public sector’s share of total employment from 19.7 […]
From: Charles EaganTo: AI observersDate: November 11, 2024 Re: A Path to Trusted AI Artificial Intelligence (AI) has infiltrated our lives for decades, but since the public launch of ChatGPT showcasing generative AI in 2022, society has faced unprecedented technological evolution. With digital technology already a constant part of our lives, AI has the potential to […]
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From: Christina Caron and Glen HodgsonTo: Economy observersDate: March 10, 2025Re: Canada has a Productivity Growth Problem – as Does Almost Everybody Else Productivity growth is at the core of our prosperity and underpins any improvement in measured living standards. Not surprisingly, Canada’s poor productivity performance is attracting considerable attention. Canada’s productivity growth has been […]
From: Harvey NaglieTo: Financial regulation observers Date: March 6, 2025Re: Ontario’s Financial Future: Leading the Charge for a Competitive and Modernized Regulatory Framework Ontario faces a pivotal moment. As Canada’s financial capital, it has long benefited from a stable financial sector. However, the evolving global landscape demands more than stability – it requires bold leadership. […]
From: Sebastien BetermierTo: Economy observersDate: March 5, 2025Re: Can Public Infrastructure Banks Solve Market Failures and Catalyze Private Investment? Large-scale public and private infrastructure investments are required to meet a wide range of Canada’s current needs. For example, new transport systems, water and wastewater infrastructure are needed to resolve our housing shortage. Challenges to Canadian […]
From: Paul JenkinsTo: Economic policymakersDate: February 7, 2025Re: Where the puck is going Many believe we are living through one of the most revolutionary ages in history. The world has lived through many revolutions: the scientific revolution, the age of enlightenment; the French Revolution, and of course the industrial revolution – all accompanied by dramatic […]
C.D. Howe Institute Research Fellow Ryan Manucha speaks to Andrew Nichols of CBC News about how President Donald Trump’s threats to levy high tariffs on Canadian goods has brought renewed attention to the trade barriers between provinces that hinder Canada’s economic growth. 
“On balance, Ottawa’s latest reform of SR&ED is timid. Fortunately, this timidity did not extend to implementing a special low tax rate on income from intellectual property.”
From: Glen HodgsonTo: Trump watchersDate: January 14, 2025Re: Will Trump End US Green Investments? And How Should Canada Respond? Donald Trump will soon be the next US President. And his tariff and border threats dominate the Canadian policy agenda. Meanwhile, a host of other US economic policies have significant implications for Canada. Energy transition policies are […]
To: Our Faithful Readers Date: January 2, 2025 Re: Intelligence Memos: 2024 in Review Intelligence memos are a key way C.D. Howe Institute researchers share their insights about current events. And 2024 had no shortage of material: Canada’s healthcare struggles, housing affordability, the Bank of Canada’s inflation fight, a host of questionable fiscal policies from Ottawa and the […]
With 2024 almost behind us, Michael Hainsworth shares some of the CDHI podcast’s most fascinating interviews and policy conversations during the course of a tumultuous year. Featuring: Wilbur Ross, Conrad Black, Martha Hall Findlay, John Baird, John Manley, Jason Kenney, John Tory, Mitzie Hunter, Rosalie Wyonch, Jane Philpott, Michelle Alexopoulos, Jeremy Kronick, Heather Evans, A.J. […]
Business investment is essential to productivity, wages and Canadians’ living standards. Alarmingly, investment has lagged growth in the workforce for a decade. Another fall in the third quarter of 2024 left real investment per available worker 23 percent below its 2014 peak. A two-month GST “holiday” is the latest example of fiscal policies that boost […]
Between 2019 and 2023, Canada’s public sector employment grew at more than twice the rate of the private sector, increasing by 13 percent compared to just 5.9 percent. This shift added around half a million public sector jobs, with public administration as the largest contributor, raising the public sector’s share of total employment from 19.7 […]
From: Charles EaganTo: AI observersDate: November 11, 2024 Re: A Path to Trusted AI Artificial Intelligence (AI) has infiltrated our lives for decades, but since the public launch of ChatGPT showcasing generative AI in 2022, society has faced unprecedented technological evolution. With digital technology already a constant part of our lives, AI has the potential to […]