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Ottawa Spent the Windfall and Left Canadians With the Deficit: Budget 2026 Review

Don Drummond, Parisa Mahboubi, William B.P. Robson
  • Demographics and Immigration, Fiscal and Tax Policy
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Ottawa Spent the Windfall and Left Canadians With the Deficit: Budget 2026 Review

Don Drummond, Parisa Mahboubi, William B.P. Robson
  • Fiscal and Tax Policy
  • Opinions & Editorials

We give the federal budget a ‘D’

Don Drummond, William B.P. Robson
  • Fiscal and Tax Policy
  • Intelligence Memos

Monster IPOs Upending the World of Underwriting

Ari Pandes, Jay R. Ritter
  • Innovation and Business Growth
  • Intelligence Memos

Program Evaluation: Closing the Gap between Principle and Practice

John Lester
  • Public Governance and Accountability
  • Intelligence Memos

Grading Tomorrow’s Federal Budget

Don Drummond, William B.P. Robson
  • Fiscal and Tax Policy
  • Intelligence Memos

Ontario’s Fiscal Update Points to a Slightly Worse Fiscal Outlook

Charles Lammam
  • Public Governance and Accountability
  • Intelligence Memos

Latest Survey Reveals the Labour Market Weakness Lurking Under the Surface

Nicholas Dahir, Don Drummond
  • Education, Skills and Labour Market
  • Intelligence Memos

Last Week’s Rate Hike Arrived Too Early

Steve Ambler, Jeremy Kronick
  • Monetary Policy
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Cracks in the Foundation: The Future of Canada’s Retirement Income System
David Boisclair, Pierre-Carl Michaud
Retirement Saving and Income
November 3, 2026
Research

President Ursula von der Leyen’s Keynote Address on EU-Canada Relations at the C.D. Howe Institute
Ursula von der Leyen
Trade and International Policy
October 29, 2026
Research

A Matter of Degrees: Understanding Immigrant Skills and Labour-Market Outcomes
Parisa Mahboubi
Demographics and Immigration
October 27, 2026
Research

The Growth Imperative: The C.D. Howe Institute’s 2026 Shadow Budget
Don Drummond, Alexandre Laurin, William B.P. Robson
Fiscal and Tax Policy
October 22, 2026
Research

Beyond the Headlines: Where Canada’s Household Debt Problem Lies
Mawakina Bafale, Peter MacKenzie
Financial Services and Regulation
October 14, 2026
Research

Keeping Our Fiscal Powder Dry: Why Rising Public Debt Leaves Canada Less Prepared for the Next Crisis
Christopher Ragan
Fiscal and Tax Policy
October 8, 2026
Research

Uneven Playing Field: The Global Minimum Tax and Canadian Competitiveness
Geoffrey S. Turner
Fiscal and Tax Policy
September 24, 2026
Research

Toolkit of Economic Indicators
Financial Services and Regulation
September 21, 2026
Research

The Endgame: Time to Act on Canada’s Economic and Fiscal Challenges
Don Drummond
Fiscal and Tax Policy
September 16, 2026
Research

Making the Cut: How Canada Can Optimize Major Project Prioritization and Add Real Value
David Jones
Public Investments and Infrastructure
September 11, 2026
Research

Clear the Way: Does the Building Canada Act Help Canada Build?
Kate Koplovich, George Vegh
Energy and Natural Resources
September 8, 2026
Research

Degrees of Difference: Comparing Bachelor’s Degree Outcomes Across Ontario Colleges and Universities
Fatemeh Ameli, Roger Pizarro Milian, David Walters, David Zarifa
Education, Skills and Labour Market
August 27, 2026
Research

A Slice of the Market: Canada-US Tensions over Cheese Import Permits
Al Mussell
Trade and International Policy
August 18, 2026
Research

Walking the Tightrope: Canada’s Financial Regulatory Scorecard, Year Three
Gherardo Caracciolo
Financial Services and Regulation
August 18, 2026
Research

Buckets of Oil and Barrels of Steam: Quantifying Carbon Pricing’s Impact in Alberta’s Oil Sands
G. Kent Fellows
Energy and Natural Resources
August 13, 2026
Research

Putting Programs to the Test: Strengthening the Federal Evaluation Function
John Lester, Benoît Robidoux
Fiscal and Tax Policy
August 6, 2026
Research

Seeing the Whole Picture: How Monetary Policy Shapes Business Investment in Canada
Jeremy Kronick, Wendy Wu
Monetary Policy
July 30, 2026
Research

Growing Pains: Rethinking Development Charges in Canadian Municipalities
Andrew Sancton
Housing
July 21, 2026
Research

Room to Grow: Building More of the Housing Homebuyers Want
Frank Clayton
Housing
July 14, 2026
Research

Finish the Job: Completing Canada’s Capital Markets Reform Agenda
Paul Bourque, Douglas M. Hyndman
Financial Services and Regulation
July 7, 2026
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Ottawa Spent the Windfall and Left Canadians With the Deficit: Budget 2026 Review
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President Ursula von der Leyen Delivers Special Address at C.D. Howe Institute
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Ahead of Budget 2026, Will Canada Be Ready for the Next Crisis?
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