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The Real Immigration Story in Budget 2026 Isn’t the Targets

Parisa Mahboubi
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The Eighth Regent Debate

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Governments Must Manage Debt Levels and Maintain a Credible Fiscal Plan

Christopher Ragan
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More Doctors; Higher Attachment Rate: Is that enough?

Tingting Zhang
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A Foot in the Door: The Ever-Changing Challenges of Youth Unemployment in Canada

Parisa Mahboubi, Tammy Schirle
  • Demographics and Immigration
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Making Sense of Defence Spending and Canada’s NATO Pledge in Budget 2026

Colin Busby, Nicholas Dahir
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The Trade War Will Continue, Could Get Worse

Lawrence Herman
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Ottawa Spent the Windfall and Left Canadians With the Deficit: Budget 2026 Review

Don Drummond, Parisa Mahboubi, William B.P. Robson
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Ottawa Spent the Windfall and Left Canadians With the Deficit: Budget 2026 Review

Don Drummond, Parisa Mahboubi, William B.P. Robson
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The Real Immigration Story in Budget 2026 Isn’t the Targets
Parisa Mahboubi
Demographics and Immigration
November 13, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Governments Must Manage Debt Levels and Maintain a Credible Fiscal Plan
Christopher Ragan
Fiscal and Tax Policy
November 12, 2026
Intelligence Memos

More Doctors; Higher Attachment Rate: Is that enough?
Tingting Zhang
Health Policy
November 11, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Making Sense of Defence Spending and Canada’s NATO Pledge in Budget 2026
Colin Busby, Nicholas Dahir
Public Investments and Infrastructure
November 9, 2026
Intelligence Memos

The Trade War Will Continue, Could Get Worse
Lawrence Herman
Trade and International Policy
November 9, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Monster IPOs Upending the World of Underwriting
Ari Pandes, Jay R. Ritter
Innovation and Business Growth
November 6, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Program Evaluation: Closing the Gap between Principle and Practice
John Lester
Public Governance and Accountability
November 5, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Grading Tomorrow’s Federal Budget
Don Drummond, William B.P. Robson
Fiscal and Tax Policy
November 4, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Ontario’s Fiscal Update Points to a Slightly Worse Fiscal Outlook
Charles Lammam
Public Governance and Accountability
November 3, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Latest Survey Reveals the Labour Market Weakness Lurking Under the Surface
Nicholas Dahir, Don Drummond
Education, Skills and Labour Market
November 3, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Last Week’s Rate Hike Arrived Too Early
Steve Ambler, Jeremy Kronick
Monetary Policy
November 3, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Want to Boost Innovation in Canada? Try a Thicker Border
John Lester
Innovation and Business Growth
October 30, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Making Innovation a Policy Mindset
Daniel Schwanen
Innovation and Business Growth
October 28, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Will Higher Oil Prices Justify More Spending in Next Week’s Budget?
Don Drummond
Fiscal and Tax Policy
October 27, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Canada’s Crazy Quilt of Mining Taxation Needs Restitching
Jack Mintz
Energy and Natural Resources
October 26, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Rethinking the First Pillar of Canada’s Retirement Income System
Tammy Schirle
Retirement Saving and Income
October 23, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Creating a Water Utility Can Help Prevent Drowning in Rate Increases
A.J. Goulding
Public Investments and Infrastructure
October 22, 2026
Intelligence Memos

No Single Reform Will Fix Our Productivity Problem – It’s a Puzzle with Many Pieces
Charles Lammam
Public Governance and Accountability
October 21, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Stability Yes, But Not to the Exclusion of All Else, Please
Gherardo Caracciolo
Financial Services and Regulation
October 19, 2026
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Digital Health, Clinical AI and the Trade War
Will Falk
Health Policy
October 16, 2026
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