Study in Brief This study estimates the economic benefits of a new, dedicated passenger rail link in the Toronto-Québec City corridor, either with or without high-speed capabilities. Cumulatively, in present value terms over 60 years, economic benefits are estimated to be $11-$17 billion under our modelled conventional rail scenarios, and $15-$27 billion under high-speed rail […]
February 21, 2025 – A dedicated high-frequency or high-speed passenger rail link in the Toronto–Québec City corridor could deliver between $11 billion and $27 billion in cumulative benefits over 60 years, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “All Aboard: The Benefits of Faster, More Frequent Passenger Trains between Ontario and […]
Published in The Globe and Mail. Canada’s plans for faster, more frequent rail services in the Toronto-Quebec City corridor finally got the green light on Tuesday, as the federal government announced the private consortium selected to develop the long-awaited line. The group, called Cadence, includes a unit of Quebec’s pension fund, AtkinsRéalis (the new name […]
From: Peter van Dijk, James K. Stewart and Joanna EyquemTo: Canadians concerned about natural asset valuesDate: February 14, 2025Re: The Compelling Case for Government Accounting for Natural Assets As governments face the accelerating impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss, valuing and reporting natural assets in public sector accounts is more critical than ever. Natural […]
Tackling Canada’s housing crisis requires actionable strategies, policy reforms, and innovative technologies to boost supply. This report draws together insights from leading experts in the field, including policymakers, researchers, and builders.
February 4, 2025 – Tackling Canada’s housing crisis requires actionable strategies, policy reforms, and innovative technologies to boost supply, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. A special policy conference report based on the Institute’s November 2024 conference, “Housing Policy for a Growing Canada,” draws together insights from leading experts in the field, including […]
January 21, 2025 – Canada cannot solve its housing affordability crisis simply by adding more homes in major centers like Toronto and Vancouver, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. Instead, the report urges policymakers to target a small set of mid-size cities and support them in becoming thriving, larger hubs which […]
With US President-elect Donald Trump threatening to impose a 25-percent tariff on all imports from Canada as soon as he takes office, and our government poised to retaliate, Ottawa urgently needs to develop a national supply chain strategy.
From: Glen Hodgson To: Postal observers Date: December 13, 2024 Re: Canada Post is Stuck in a Time Warp. Is There a Way Out? Canada Post is a financial mess. It lost nearly $748 million in fiscal 2023, following a 2022 loss of $548 million. Annual losses began in 2018 and have now reached a […]
The graph shows the housing stock per 1,000 people, highlighting that, of late, population growth has outpaced the increase in available housing units. In 2015, there were 431 housing units per 1,000 Canadians, but by 2023, this ratio had bucked its typical year-over-year growth trend and fallen to 426. The faster rate of population growth […]
The graph shows that investment in multi-family residential building construction followed a similar pattern to single-family residential buildings until the middle of 2023. Since then, multi-family residential building investment has grown while single-family investment has levelled off, with the former now comfortably above the latter in dollars invested. The question is whether this momentum in […]
Graph of the Week is a new series from the C.D. Howe Institute’s Graphic Intelligence that presents valuable and easily digestible data. Each Monday we unveil one new captivating chart or graph with interesting insights, explaining it in two-to-three sentences. Dive into the data with us.Over the past six years, more than US$12.5 billion in […]
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Study in Brief This study estimates the economic benefits of a new, dedicated passenger rail link in the Toronto-Québec City corridor, either with or without high-speed capabilities. Cumulatively, in present value terms over 60 years, economic benefits are estimated to be $11-$17 billion under our modelled conventional rail scenarios, and $15-$27 billion under high-speed rail […] 
From: Peter van Dijk, James K. Stewart and Joanna EyquemTo: Canadians concerned about natural asset valuesDate: February 14, 2025Re: The Compelling Case for Government Accounting for Natural Assets As governments face the accelerating impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss, valuing and reporting natural assets in public sector accounts is more critical than ever. Natural […] 
Tackling Canada’s housing crisis requires actionable strategies, policy reforms, and innovative technologies to boost supply. This report draws together insights from leading experts in the field, including policymakers, researchers, and builders. 
With US President-elect Donald Trump threatening to impose a 25-percent tariff on all imports from Canada as soon as he takes office, and our government poised to retaliate, Ottawa urgently needs to develop a national supply chain strategy. 
The graph shows the housing stock per 1,000 people, highlighting that, of late, population growth has outpaced the increase in available housing units. In 2015, there were 431 housing units per 1,000 Canadians, but by 2023, this ratio had bucked its typical year-over-year growth trend and fallen to 426. The faster rate of population growth […] 
The graph shows that investment in multi-family residential building construction followed a similar pattern to single-family residential buildings until the middle of 2023. Since then, multi-family residential building investment has grown while single-family investment has levelled off, with the former now comfortably above the latter in dollars invested. The question is whether this momentum in […] 
Graph of the Week is a new series from the C.D. Howe Institute’s Graphic Intelligence that presents valuable and easily digestible data. Each Monday we unveil one new captivating chart or graph with interesting insights, explaining it in two-to-three sentences. Dive into the data with us.Over the past six years, more than US$12.5 billion in […]