<time datetime="2020-04-16T00:01:00-04:00">April 16, 2020</time>

Now is not the time to consider capping interest deductions for business taxes, says a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute.

In “Adjusting to Reality: As Proposed, Restricting Corporate…

<time datetime="2019-02-28T05:00:00-05:00">February 28, 2019</time>

The competitiveness of Canadian firms is being hampered by tax policies that discriminate against and penalize companies as they seek equity to fuel growth, says a new report from the C.D. Howe…

<time datetime="2019-02-07T11:05:50-05:00">February 7, 2019</time>

February 7 –…

<time datetime="2018-09-13T11:25:16-04:00">September 13, 2018</time>

Weak business investment is a threat to Canada’s future prosperity, according to a new report published by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Tooling up: Canada Needs More Robust Capital Investment,”…

<time datetime="2017-12-06T00:00:01-05:00">December 6, 2017</time>

The best and worst major cities for business investment are identified in a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Business Tax Burdens in Canada’s Major Cities: The 2017 Report Card”…

<time datetime="2017-11-02T00:00:01-04:00">November 2, 2017</time>

Ontario should abolish its harmful business property tax to remove an invisible, heavy burden on business, according to a report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Flying Below the Radar: The…

Intelligence Memos
To: Small business watchers From: Miwako Nitani and Aurin Shaila Nusrat Date: August 3, 2023 Re: Solving Canada’s SME Financing Conundrum Canada’s small and medium-sized…
Op-Ed
Canada is not keeping up in the global competition for innovation-led growth and prosperity. Our research and development intensity is low relative to other countries and not enough of our inventions…
Intelligence Memos
Canada’s small and medium enterprises are facing numerous challenges that impede their ability to scale up. The C.D. Howe Institute has launched a policy working group to explore ways governments can…