Property Taxes

Business Tax Burdens in Canada’s Major Cities: The 2015 Report Card

<time datetime="2015-11-24T00:01:00-05:00">November 24, 2015</time>

Saint John, Charlottetown, and Montreal have the highest tax burdens on new business investment amongst major Canadian cities, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Business Tax…

The 2014 C.D. Howe Institute Business Tax Burden Ranking

<time datetime="2014-10-29T13:45:03-04:00">October 29, 2014</time>

Saint John, Charlottetown and Montreal have the highest tax burdens on new business amongst major Canadian cities, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “The 2014 C.D. Howe Institute…

What Gets Measured Gets Managed: The Economic Burden of Business Property Taxes

<time datetime="2013-10-16T13:45:30-04:00">October 16, 2013</time>

Business property taxes are a major part of the tax burden on new business investment that can tip the balance in the competition for capital among Canadian cities and provinces, according to a…

Hiding in Plain Sight: the Harmful Impact of Provincial Business Property Taxes

<time datetime="2012-12-05T14:45:09-05:00">December 5, 2012</time>

The Ontario government underestimates its tax burden on new business investment because it measures that burden without taking provincial business property taxes into account, according to a…

Running on Empty: A Proposal to Improve City Finances

<time datetime="2006-02-01T00:00:00-05:00">February 1, 2006</time>

Municipal Finance and the Pattern of Urban Growth

<time datetime="2002-02-01T00:00:00-05:00">February 1, 2002</time>

Op-Ed

How high municipal housing charges and taxes decrease housing supply - Globe and Mail Op-Ed

Home prices have skyrocketed in places such as Vancouver and Toronto in the past decade. These cities have some of the highest charges and most restrictive rules on construction. The evidence from…

Intelligence Memos

Benjamin Dachis – How High Municipal Housing Charges and Taxes Decrease Housing Supply

To: City councils and provincial ministers of housing From: Benjamin Dachis Date: November 20, 2020 Re: How High Municipal Housing Charges and Taxes Decrease Housing Supply Home…

Intelligence Memos

Benjamin Dachis – Provincial Economic Policy Responses to COVID-19

To: Provincial Governments From: Benjamin Dachis Re: Provincial economic policy responses to COVID-19 Date: March 20, 2020 The federal government has announced immediate moves and will likely…