Canada’s “Commercialization Gap” – An International Trade Perspective
Canadians generate a lot of practical, innovative ideas. But as many experts have pointed out, Canadians have been missing out on some of the benefits of commercially exploiting these ideas. For example, Toronto’s Impact Centre reports that while inventors working in Canada are ranked eighth in their contributions to the US patent office, 58 percent […] Canada must stop giving foreign companies a digital advantage: Globe and Mail Oped
Did you pay HST on that streamed movie you watched last night? If it was from a foreign provider, you didn’t. If it was from a domestic provider, you did. Therein lies a problem that puts Canadian providers of online services at a disadvantage.
The digital economy is expanding access to global markets and changing the way Canadians access content, order taxis, find accommodations and shop for goods. It has also made it possible to purchase digital goods and services over the Internet directly from suppliers located outside Canada just as easily as from domestic vendors. While this is useful for consumers, it complicates tax collection and raises competitive pressures for both domestic and foreign businesses.
In particular…
Rosalie Wyonch – Let’s Focus On The Supply For Getting High
From: Rosalie Wyonch To: Provincial Marijuana regulators Date: August 24, 2017 Re: Let’s Focus on the Supply for Getting High Provincial governments are in the midst of developing policy strategies for the distribution and sale of recreational marijuana in time for the federal government’s target of July 1, 2018. There is much to be decided: […] Bits, Bytes, and Taxes: VAT and the Digital Economy in Canada
Foreign providers of online services enjoy a tax advantage over domestic providers, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In Bits, Bytes, and Taxes: VAT and the Digital Economy in Canada, author Rosalie Wyonch notes that the digital economy in Canada is expanding access to global markets for online services that are […] Music, Movies, And More: How To Level The Playing Field For Taxing Online Services
Foreign providers of online services enjoy a tax advantage over domestic providers, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In Bits, Bytes, and Taxes: VAT and the Digital Economy in Canada, author Rosalie Wyonch notes that the digital economy in Canada…Dachis and Schwanen – Seize the Day and Free the CRTC from Cancon Regulation
From: Benjamin Dachis and Daniel Schwanen To: Mélanie Joly, Minister of Heritage Date: August 22, 2017 Re: Seize the Day and Free the CRTC from Cancon Regulation Last week the federal cabinet ordered the CRTC to revisit its decision to reduce the requirement for spending on Canadian content by the country’s major private broadcasters. This […] Canada should prepare for life without NAFTA: Globe and Mail Op-ed
“We live on a continent whose three countries possess the assets to make it the strongest, most prosperous and self-sufficient area on Earth … It is no accident that this unmatched potential for progress and prosperity exists in three countries with such long-standing heritages of free government. A developing closeness among Canada, Mexico and the United States – a North American accord – would permit achievement of that potential in each country beyond that which I believe any of them – strong as they are – could accomplish in the absence of such co-operation.”
That was Ronald Reagan, calling for a North American free-trade agreement as he declared his candidacy for the U.S. presidency in November, 1979. When he became prime…
Rosalie Wyonch on BNN – Provincial marijuana taxes should be uniform across the board
C.D. Howe says Canada has done well to impose a strict system for testing legal marijuana, and should learn from U.S. states that have legalized recreational cannabis. Rosalie Wyonch, policy analyst with C.D. Howe Institute, discusses top policy priorities for Canada’s recreational marijuana market.
Michael Trebilcock – Ontario’s self-defeating green energy program
From: Michael Trebilcock To: Glenn Thibeault, Ontario Minister of Energy Date: August 21, 2017 Re: Ontario`s self-defeating green energy program In 2009 the Ontario government committed ratepayers to massive subsidization of various forms of renewable energy, especially wind power and solar energy, along with the phasing out of coal-fired generation in the province – a […] Jon Johnson – Critical Choice Looming in Softwood Lumber
As NAFTA renegotiations proceed through the summer and fall, the C.D. Howe Institute Intelligence Memos will be looking at what to expect and provide analysis on the latest developments at the table. This post is part of that series. From: Jon Johnson To: The Honourable Ministers of International Trade, and Foreign Affairs Date: August 18, […]Dionisio Pérez Jácome – The Mexican Agenda For The Modernization Of The Nafta
As NAFTA renegotiations proceed through the summer and fall, the C.D. Howe Institute Intelligence Memos will be looking at what to expect and provide analysis on the latest developments at the table. This post is part of that series. From: Dionisio Pérez Jácome, Ambassador of Mexico to Canada To: Concerned Canadians Date: August 17, 2017 […]