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Delivering Healthcare to an Aging Population: Nova Scotia’s Fiscal Glacier
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| Citation | Colin Busby and Robson, William. 2015. "Delivering Healthcare to an Aging Population: Nova Scotia’s Fiscal Glacier." ###. Toronto: C.D. Howe Institute. |
| Page Title: | Delivering Healthcare to an Aging Population: Nova Scotia’s Fiscal Glacier – C.D. Howe Institute |
| Article Title: | Delivering Healthcare to an Aging Population: Nova Scotia’s Fiscal Glacier |
| URL: | https://cdhowe.org/publication/delivering-healthcare-aging-population-nova-scotias-fiscal-glacier/ |
| Published Date: | January 7, 2015 |
| Accessed Date: | January 21, 2026 |
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Nova Scotia faces a $89 billion fiscal burden – the future tax bill for increased healthcare costs over the next half-century – and should prepare now for the coming demographic squeeze, says a report released today from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Delivering Healthcare to an Aging Population: Nova Scotia’s Fiscal Glacier,” authors William B.P. Robson, Colin Busby and Aaron Jacobs find that the current configuration of demographically sensitive spending threatens to require a 70 percent increase in the province’s tax take.
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