<time datetime="2021-09-16T00:00:01-04:00">September 16, 2021</time>

Business Investment in Canada Not Keeping Pace with Workforce or Competitors Abroad

  • Recent figures on Canada’s stock of capital and new investment prefigure lower…
<time datetime="2021-02-04T00:01:00-05:00">February 4, 2021</time>

Canada Badly Lags US, OECD in Business Investment

  • After improving against international competitors during the 2000s and early in the 2010s, business investment in…
<time datetime="2020-03-31T00:01:00-04:00">March 31, 2020</time>

Large-Scale Funding Program Needed to Bolster Asset-Based Finance During Crisis

  • The federal government should have a large-scale funding program in place to bolster…
<time datetime="2019-08-28T12:21:50-04:00">August 28, 2019</time>

After years of relatively robust performance, business investment in Canada has slipped ominously, according to a new report published by the C.D. Howe Institute.

In “Thin Capitalization:…

<time datetime="2019-05-30T00:01:00-04:00">May 30, 2019</time>

May 30, 2019 – Private equity deals are key to fueling the growth of small firms, as well as the Canadian economy, according to a report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Growth Surge: How Private…

<time datetime="2019-05-14T00:01:00-04:00">May 14, 2019</time>

May 14, 2019 –  Canada’s forest products industry is facing barriers to growth that require innovation, new trade markets and supportive government policies to overcome, according to a new…

Intelligence Memos
From: Brian Lewis To: Ontario taxpayers, infrastructure policy makers and investors Date: February 26, 2024 Re: Practical Advice for the Ontario Infrastructure Bank The provincial…
Op-Ed
The 2023 fall economic statement projected large deficits through 2028-29 and a net debt-to-GDP ratio that rises in 2024-25 and then declines only slightly, remaining well above the prepandemic level…
Op-Ed
Surging immigration numbers are top-of-mind for Canadians. But as we reconsider targets for newcomers and address pain points such as housing, we also need to pay attention to talent retention. Tens…