Le Manque De Connaissances Fiscales : Vaste Et Couteux
5 juillet 2017 – Le manque de connaissances du public en matière d’impôt entraîne plus de comportements d’évitement d’impôt, porte atteinte à la confiance dans le gouvernement et entraîne une baisse de l’utilisation des programmes de prestations fiscales, selon un nouveau rapport de l’Institut C…Andrew Spence Re-appointed As A C.D. Howe Institute Senior Fellow
William Robson, President and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, announces the re-appointment of Andrew Spence, former Global Head of Rates and FX Research at TD Securities, and Chief Economist for Canada at Deutsche Bank, as a Senior…Robert Mysicka – Calling A Tariff A Tariff: Strike Down Alberta’s Barriers On Beer
From: Robert Mysicka To: Canadians celebrating Canada’s 150th birthday Re: Calling a Tariff a Tariff: Strike down Alberta’s Barriers on Beer Date: June 30, 2017 Who would have guessed that the question of what kind of beer Canadians enjoy and the reason for this long weekend are so clearly entwined with constitutional declarations made 150 […] Jon Johnson – NAFTA Rules of Origin Need a Dose of Uniform Regulation
From: Jon Johnson To: The Honourable Ministers of International Trade, and Foreign Affairs Date: June 29, 2017 Re: NAFTA Rules of Origin Need a Dose of Uniform Regulation Antidumping, countervailing actions, steel investigations, supply management regimes; these all make for great sound bites. In contrast, the technicalities of rules of origin that determine which goods […]Evidence shows immigrants will get fewer jobs as Ontario ratchets up minimum wage to $15: Financial Post Op-Ed
Ontario’s proposed 20.6-per-cent increase in the minimum wage from $11.60 in October to $14 on January 2018 is the largest dollar hike in any Canadian province over the past two decades. By Jan. 1, 2019, the minimum wage is scheduled to reach $15. Poverty advocates argue many low-income households will benefit. But they should also take a close look at the Canadian evidence that shows that minimum-wage hikes will lead to fewer jobs for immigrants.
Much of the current Ontario debate has focused on either U.S.-based research or the experience in some specific cities. Ontario Labour Minister Kevin Flynn said that wage increases in San Francisco and Seattle led to increasing employment in those areas. The most recent data…
Sarah M. Jordaan – From Laggard To Leader – Canada As Champion Of The Paris Agreement?
From: Sarah M. Jordaan To: The Hon. Jim Carr, Minister of Natural Resources, the Hon. Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Peter Watson, Chair of the National Energy Board Date: June 28, 2017 Subject: From Laggard to Leader – Canada as Champion of the Paris Agreement? Canada made a strong presence in […] Adding More Juice: How Private Investors can Improve the Performance of Provincial Power Assets
Consumers would likely enjoy lower power bills if provincial governments welcomed more private investment in electricity utilities, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Adding More Juice: How Private Investors can Improve the Performance of Provincial Power Assets,” author Steven Robins shows how provinces can shift the risk of mistaken demand […] Private Risk-capital Could Lower Electricity Costs For Consumers
Consumers would likely enjoy lower power bills if provincial governments welcomed more private investment in electricity utilities, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Adding More Juice: How Private Investors can Improve the Performance of Provincial Power…Edward Neufeld Re-appointed As A C.D. Howe Institute Senior Fellow
William Robson, President and CEO of the C.D. Howe Institute, announces the re-appointment of Edward Neufeld, former Assistant Deputy Minister of Finance and Chief Economist of the Royal Bank of Canada, as a Senior Fellow. “Ed’s accomplishments as an academic, in public…Pineau, Lachapelle, Papy, Trudeau – What GHG Emitters in Quebec Really Think About Carbon Pricing
From : Pierre-Olivier Pineau, Erick Lachapelle, Jacques Papy, Hélène Trudeau To: Concerned Canadians Date: June 26, 2017 Re: What GHG Emitters in Quebec Really Think About Carbon Pricing Everyone has an opinion on carbon pricing. Yet little is known about the views of companies actually subject to it. We conducted a survey of 56 large […] David Johnson – On School Fundraising and Outcomes, Focus on What Really Matters
From: David Johnson To: Parents across Ontario Date: June 23, 2017 Re: On School Fundraising and Outcomes, Focus on What Really Matters Congratulations, parents. You and your kids almost made it through another school year. At this point you may be wondering whether any external funds raised by your school should be either equalized or […] Time for Canada to revisit the tax deduction for child-care expenses: Globe and Mail Op-Ed
Many families with young children struggle to afford good-quality childcare. The current tax deduction for child-care expenses helps to alleviate the cost for some, but many families, particularly at the lower end of the income scale, end up with practically no tax break from the current system. We can do better.
In a recent C.D. Howe Institute study, we propose to upend the tax treatment of child-care expenses, and replace the tax deduction with a system of generous refundable tax credits. It would provide up to 75-per-cent child-care cost subsidy at the bottom of the income scale – à la Quebec – for a child in private, unsubsidized, care. This revised system would increase work participation, fairness, quality of care and…