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President Ursula von der Leyen’s Keynote Address on EU-Canada Relations at the C.D. Howe Institute

Ursula von der Leyen
  • Trade and International Policy
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Ahead of Budget 2026, Will Canada Be Ready for the Next Crisis?

Christopher Ragan
  • Fiscal and Tax Policy
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Ahead of Budget 2026, Will Canada Be Ready for the Next Crisis?

Christopher Ragan
  • Fiscal and Tax Policy
  • Intelligence Memos

Making Innovation a Policy Mindset

Daniel Schwanen
  • Innovation and Business Growth
  • Intelligence Memos

Will Higher Oil Prices Justify More Spending in Next Week’s Budget?

Don Drummond
  • Fiscal and Tax Policy
  • Research

A Matter of Degrees: Understanding Immigrant Skills and Labour-Market Outcomes

Parisa Mahboubi
  • Demographics and Immigration
  • Intelligence Memos

Canada’s Crazy Quilt of Mining Taxation Needs Restitching

Jack Mintz
  • Energy and Natural Resources, Fiscal and Tax Policy, Public Investments and Infrastructure
  • Intelligence Memos

Rethinking the First Pillar of Canada’s Retirement Income System

Tammy Schirle
  • Retirement Saving and Income
  • Council Reports

Bank of Canada Should Maintain Overnight Rate at 2.25 Percent in 2026, Increase to 2.75 Percent by Next October, Says C.D. Howe Institute Monetary Policy Council

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

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

Why Canada Is Falling Behind and What It Means for Your Paycheque
Jeremy Kronick
Fiscal and Tax Policy
October 21, 2026
Podcasts

Why Canada Is Falling Behind and What It Means for Your Paycheque
Jeremy Kronick
Education, Skills and Labour Market
October 21, 2026
Videos

Could Alberta Really Afford to Separate from Canada?
The Honourable Jason Kenney PC, ECA, Charles St-Arnaud
Demographics and Immigration
October 8, 2026
Podcasts

Could Alberta Really Afford to Separate from Canada?
The Honourable Jason Kenney PC, ECA, Charles St-Arnaud
Demographics and Immigration
October 8, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Five Takeaways from the 2025/26 Public Accounts
Marc Desormeaux
Fiscal and Tax Policy
October 5, 2026
Opinions & Editorials

The investment summit made the pitch, but the sale isn’t closed
Mawakina Bafale, William B.P. Robson
Public Investments and Infrastructure
September 17, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Introducing an Alberta Referendum Series: From Talking Points to Realities
Kate Koplovich, Jeremy Kronick
Demographics and Immigration
September 14, 2026
Research

Making the Cut: How Canada Can Optimize Major Project Prioritization and Add Real Value
David Jones
Public Investments and Infrastructure
September 11, 2026
Podcasts

What Canada Needs to Do to Build Pipelines and Win Back Investor Confidence
Kate Koplovich, George Vegh
Energy and Natural Resources
September 10, 2026
Videos

What Canada Needs to Do to Build Pipelines and Win Back Investor Confidence
Kate Koplovich, George Vegh
Energy and Natural Resources
September 10, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Canada’s Ports Needed Fixing Long Before Trump and Export Diversification Hove into View 
Charles Lammam
Public Investments and Infrastructure
September 10, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Canada Built the AI. Now Build the Market.
Harvey Naglie
Health Policy
September 8, 2026
Research

Clear the Way: Does the Building Canada Act Help Canada Build?
Kate Koplovich, George Vegh
Energy and Natural Resources
September 8, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Trade Diversification Ambitions Face a Container Port Reality 
Charles Lammam
Public Investments and Infrastructure
July 22, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Pulling Together to Meet Canada’s New Moment
Blake C. Goldring, C.M., O.Ont, M.S.M., CD, CFA
Innovation and Business Growth
June 15, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Proposed Major Project Regulatory Changes a Good Step, but Work Remains 
Kate Koplovich, George Vegh
Energy and Natural Resources
June 12, 2026
Intelligence Memos

The Building Canada Act Won’t Actually Build Anything in Canada 
Kate Koplovich, George Vegh
Energy and Natural Resources
June 11, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Executing AI for All: How to Get a Capability-Raising Result 
Harvey Naglie
Innovation and Business Growth
June 10, 2026
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Ahead of Budget 2026, Will Canada Be Ready for the Next Crisis?
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