<time datetime="2023-10-24T00:00:01-04:00">October 24, 2023</time>

<time datetime="2022-09-15T00:00:01-04:00">September 15, 2022</time>

The Study in Brief

Canada’s senior governments raise and spend huge amounts, and have legally unlimited capacity to borrow when…

<time datetime="2021-07-06T00:00:01-04:00">July 6, 2021</time>

Toronto Should Cut, Not Hike, Land Transfer Tax 

  • Toronto City Council should reduce rather than increase the land transfer tax (LTT) on high-end homes.
<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="2020-10-01T00:01:00-04:00">October 1, 2020</time>
  • Canada’s federal, provincial and territorial governments have spent a combined total of $97 billion more than they promised in their budgets since 2000, a figure set to worsen with the…
<time datetime="2019-10-10T00:01:00-04:00">October 10, 2019</time>

Alberta has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to correct its economic and fiscal direction, says a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute.

In “Decision Time: The Alberta Shadow Budget…

Op-Ed
It’s time for the Ontario government to provide better information to the public on service improvements and cuts and when capital construction projects will be completed. Budget day is important for…
Intelligence Memos
From: Lennie Kaplan   To: Albertans concerned with preserving fiscal transparency and accountability   Date: March 25, 2024   Re: Alberta risks back-sliding on…
Intelligence Memos
From: William B.P. Robson To: Beleaguered taxpayers Date: March 21, 2024 Re: A Cheer for Nova Scotia’s New Inflation Indexing Nova Scotia’s budgets do not always make national…
Research
Les Québécois traînent un fardeau fiscal évalué à 682 milliards de $, c.-à-d. les impôts additionnels qui devront être prélevés au cours du prochain demi-siècle pour faire face à l’augmentation des…
Research
Les Québécois portent un lourd fardeau financier de 768 milliards de dollars – la facture d’impôt la plus élevée pour l’augmentation des dépenses de santé au cours du prochain demi-siècle – et…
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…