<time datetime="2018-03-13T06:00:00-04:00">March 13, 2018</time>

Higher immigration can ease, but not entirely mitigate, the impacts of demographic change on the workforce, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Inflated Expectations: More…

<time datetime="2014-11-13T14:45:29-05:00">November 13, 2014</time>

Low income seniors face extremely heavy tax burdens across Canada, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Who Loses Most? The Impact of Taxes and Transfers on Retirement Incomes,”…

<time datetime="2012-03-27T13:45:14-04:00">March 27, 2012</time>

Over the coming two decades, people are likely to stay in the workforce much longer – by about five years – according to a report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Later Retirement: The Win-Win…

<time datetime="2012-03-13T13:45:13-04:00">March 13, 2012</time>

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…

<time datetime="2009-11-01T00:00:00-04:00">November 1, 2009</time>
Op-Ed
The single-employer pension plan model is dying. We do not need to mourn its demise, but we do need to replace it. In a recent report published by the C.D. Howe Institute, we promote the…
Intelligence Memos
To: The Hon. Bill Morneau, Minister of Finance From: Don Ezra Date: March 21, 2019 Re: Some welcome steps towards longevity insurance Thank you. It’s not perfect, but it’s a start…
Op-Ed
We already know that Canada’s population aging will drag down government revenue and blow up social and health spending, but its long-term impact on fiscal sustainability and intergenerational…