Reforms underway to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP), which impose higher penalties for opting to receive CPP before age 65 and greater rewards for delaying take-up until after 65, were meant to…
Ottawa should move to reform seniors’ benefits in the upcoming budget by letting recipients choose richer payments, later, from the Old Age Security and Guaranteed Income Supplement programs if…
Quebec residents, on average, face the worst tax bite on take-home pay in the country, according to a report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “What Has Happened to Quebecers’ Marginal Effective…
The marginal effective tax rate on personal income has declined for most Canadians over the past decade, but has risen for many low-to-middle-income families with young children, which reduces…
Increasing corporate income tax rates is the most costly way to raise government revenues, compared to other forms of taxation, according to a study released today by the C.D. Howe Institute. In…