<time datetime="2023-11-23T00:00:01-05:00">November 23, 2023</time>

The Study In Brief

  •  This E-Brief…
<time datetime="2022-01-25T14:40:29-05:00">January 25, 2022</time>

The Study In Brief

In Canada, most government cash benefit payments require recipients to file a tax return. Individuals who fail…

<time datetime="2021-05-18T00:00:01-04:00">May 18, 2021</time>

Closing Ottawa’s Tax Gap Not a Silver Bullet Post-COVID

  • Canada Revenue Agency efforts to close the tax gap between paid and unpaid taxes could raise an estimated $3…
<time datetime="2019-08-22T08:50:37-04:00">August 22, 2019</time>

Low-income Canadian families with children encounter high “all-inclusive” tax rates that could discourage parents from working more or entering the workforce, argues a new C.D. Howe Institute…

<time datetime="2019-06-20T00:01:00-04:00">June 20, 2019</time>

Proponents of an annual wealth tax in Canada and abroad are giving a flawed idea new life, according to a report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Over the Top: Why an Annual Wealth Tax for Canada…

Op-Ed
Looking around the OECD, Canada is an average-tax nation overall but relies far more on income taxes and much less on consumption levies than most other industrialized nations. Leaning so hard on…
Intelligence Memos
From: Duncan Munn and Alexandre Laurin To: Canadian tax policy watchers Date: June 14, 2023 Re: Time for a Bold Tax Reform Agenda for a Stronger Canada Canada is more divided than ever, but there is…
Intelligence Memos
From: Alexandre Laurin and William B.P. Robson To: Canada’s Tax Collectors Date: November 24, 2022 Re: Let’s Stop the Added Inflation Pain from Creeping Taxes On the same day last…
Research
Le plan fiscal du nouveau gouvernement du Québec risque d’entraîner un manque à gagner annuel d’environ 800 millions $ pour le trésor québécois, soutient une nouvelle étude de l’Institut C.D. Howe…