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The Fiscal Implications of Canadians’ Working Longer
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Citation | William Robson and Busby, Colin. 2017. "The Fiscal Implications of Canadians’ Working Longer." ###. Toronto: C.D. Howe Institute. |
Page Title: | The Fiscal Implications of Canadians’ Working Longer – C.D. Howe Institute |
Article Title: | The Fiscal Implications of Canadians’ Working Longer |
URL: | https://cdhowe.org/publication/fiscal-implications-canadians-working-longer/ |
Published Date: | November 21, 2017 |
Accessed Date: | July 10, 2025 |
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Canada’s greying workforce will spell big fiscal trouble for future taxpayers, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “The Fiscal Implications of Canadians’ Working Longer,” authors William Robson, Colin Busby, and Aaron Jacobs find that demographic change is squeezing the budgets of Canadian governments—increasing the costs of public programs and eroding the tax base as the growth in traditional working-age people flatlines.
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