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President Ursula von der Leyen Delivers Special Address at C.D. Howe Institute

Ursula von der Leyen
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  • Intelligence Memos

Want to Boost Innovation in Canada? Try a Thicker Border

John Lester
  • Innovation and Business Growth
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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
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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
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Making Innovation a Policy Mindset

Daniel Schwanen
  • Innovation and Business Growth
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Will Higher Oil Prices Justify More Spending in Next Week’s Budget?

Don Drummond
  • Fiscal and Tax Policy
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A Matter of Degrees: Understanding Immigrant Skills and Labour-Market Outcomes

Parisa Mahboubi
  • Demographics and Immigration
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Canada’s Crazy Quilt of Mining Taxation Needs Restitching

Jack Mintz
  • Energy and Natural Resources, Fiscal and Tax Policy, Public Investments and Infrastructure
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Rethinking the First Pillar of Canada’s Retirement Income System
Tammy Schirle
Retirement Saving and Income
October 23, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Improving Canada’s Pension System: Past Accomplishments and Future Challenges
Keith Ambachtsheer
Retirement Saving and Income
October 15, 2026
Research

Beyond the Headlines: Where Canada’s Household Debt Problem Lies
Mawakina Bafale, Peter MacKenzie
Financial Services and Regulation
October 14, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Why Canadians are retiring later – and why it matters for policy 
Peter Hicks, John Stapleton
Retirement Saving and Income
July 13, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Beyond the Terminal: A Policy Agenda for Canadian Tipping Culture
Mawakina Bafale
Retirement Saving and Income
July 2, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Houses are Not Pensions, Sowing Confusion in Debates on the Intergenerational Divide 
Colin Busby, John Stapleton
Retirement Saving and Income
June 17, 2026
Opinions & Editorials

Is your house your pension? The problem at the heart of the intergenerational divide
Colin Busby, John Stapleton
Housing
June 11, 2026
Podcasts

The Tax Credit That Could Give Millions of Canadians a Pension | Alex Mazer and Keith Ambachtsheer
Keith Ambachtsheer, Alex Mazer
Retirement Saving and Income
April 23, 2026
Videos

The Tax Credit That Could Give Millions of Canadians a Pension | Alex Mazer and Keith Ambachtsheer
Keith Ambachtsheer, Alex Mazer
Retirement Saving and Income
April 23, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Why is Ontario Spurning Big Pension Managers for its New Investment Fund?
Keith Ambachtsheer
Retirement Saving and Income
April 13, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Here’s How to Get Retirement Plans for More Canadian Workers
Keith Ambachtsheer, Alex Mazer
Retirement Saving and Income
April 7, 2026
Intelligence Memos

How UK Reforms Almost Doubled Pension Participation
Mark Fawcett
Retirement Saving and Income
April 2, 2026
Opinions & Editorials

Why a tax credit could be the key to closing Canada’s retirement coverage gap
Keith Ambachtsheer, Alex Mazer
Fiscal and Tax Policy
March 26, 2026
Intelligence Memos

A Smarter Way to Turn Retirement Savings into Lifetime Income
René Beaudry
Retirement Saving and Income
March 26, 2026
Intelligence Memos

How Retirement Benefit Clawbacks Hit Lower-Income Taxpayers Hardest
Nicholas Dahir, Alexandre Laurin
Fiscal and Tax Policy
February 6, 2026
Research

Spreading the Benefits: A Targeted Tax Credit Is Needed to Expand Retirement Plan Coverage in Canada’s Private Sector
Keith Ambachtsheer, Alex Mazer
Fiscal and Tax Policy
February 3, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Reforming Old Age Security Without Generational Conflict
John Stapleton
Retirement Saving and Income
January 9, 2026
Intelligence Memos

Portable, Pooled, and Pension-Like: Evaluating Options for Canada’s Uncovered Workers
Colin Busby, Shannan Corey
Retirement Saving and Income
December 15, 2025
Intelligence Memos

What Gets Measured Gets Results: Key Priorities for Canada’s Retirement System
Keith Ambachtsheer
Retirement Saving and Income
December 11, 2025
Intelligence Memos

How to Talk About Longevity With Retirees
John Stapleton
Retirement Saving and Income
November 24, 2025
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