Research & Insights




- Trade and International Policy


Lawrence Herman
- Trade and International Policy


- Trade and International Policy


Gherardo Caracciolo
- Financial Services and Regulation


Parisa Mahboubi, Tingting Zhang
- Demographics and Immigration


- Housing


David Dodge, Jeremy Kronick
- Monetary Policy


David Dodge, Jeremy Kronick
- Monetary Policy




















Putting Programs to the Test: Strengthening the Federal Evaluation Function
John Lester, Benoît Robidoux
Fiscal and Tax Policy
August 6, 2026
Financial Services and Regulation
August 3, 2026




















Canada has the Third Lowest Borrowing Costs in the G7. Let’s Keep it That Way
Nicholas Dahir, Don Drummond
Fiscal and Tax Policy
July 29, 2026
Fiscal and Tax Policy
July 21, 2026




















Canada, debt-ridden and stretched, faces an uphill task of 5% defence spending
Colin Busby, Nicholas Dahir
Fiscal and Tax Policy
July 17, 2026
Fiscal and Tax Policy
July 6, 2026
Fiscal and Tax Policy
June 29, 2026
Business Cycle
June 22, 2026
Fiscal and Tax Policy
May 13, 2026
Fiscal and Tax Policy
May 12, 2026




















Ottawa’s fiscal guardrail is driving us toward the cliff
Nicholas Dahir, Don Drummond, William B.P. Robson
Fiscal and Tax Policy
May 5, 2026
Fiscal and Tax Policy
May 5, 2026
Fiscal and Tax Policy
May 4, 2026
Fiscal and Tax Policy
April 30, 2026
Fiscal and Tax Policy
April 30, 2026
Fiscal and Tax Policy
April 30, 2026
Fiscal and Tax Policy
April 30, 2026




















The $25-billion sovereign wealth fund is not enough for Canada’s investment challenges
Colin Busby, Kate Koplovich, Alexandre Laurin
Fiscal and Tax Policy
April 29, 2026




















Not Enough Deficit Discipline in the Update, the Fall Budget Must Get Serious
Colin Busby, Nicholas Dahir, Kate Koplovich
Fiscal and Tax Policy
April 29, 2026




















Fiscal fantasy: Believe it or not, fiscal reality hasn’t gone away
Don Drummond, Alexandre Laurin, William B.P. Robson
Fiscal and Tax Policy
April 23, 2026














