<time datetime="2023-08-01T06:00:00-04:00">August 1, 2023</time>
The Study in Brief
- Solving Canada's perennial productivity problem will partially be addressed by…
<time datetime="2023-07-20T00:00:01-04:00">July 20, 2023</time>
<time datetime="2019-02-28T05:00:00-05:00">February 28, 2019</time>
The competitiveness of Canadian firms is being hampered by tax policies that discriminate against and penalize companies as they seek equity to fuel growth, says a new report from the C.D. Howe…
Government Intervention in Venture Capital in Canada: Toward Greater Transparency and Accountability
<time datetime="2017-01-26T00:36:59-05:00">January 26, 2017</time>
Governments across Canada need to reform their approach to venture capital policy, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Government Intervention in Venture Capital in Canada…
<time datetime="2012-09-19T13:45:41-04:00">September 19, 2012</time>
Venture capital funding for business in Canada is strongly linked to innovation, as measured by new patent applications, according to a report released today by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “…
<time datetime="2007-05-01T00:00:00-04:00">May 1, 2007</time>
Intelligence Memos
From: John Lester
To: Finance Canada Officials
Date: February 6, 2024
Re: Consultations on a Cost-Neutral Modernization of SR&ED (Part 1)
Finance Canada announced last week the start of…
Intelligence Memos
From: Charles Plant
To: Productivity observers
Date: September 5, 2023
Re: Marketing and Sales are Canada’s Missing Productivity Link
Our national productivity gap has spurred…
Op-Ed
Our national “productivity gap” has spurred analyses, reports and media articles for decades. While public debate in Canada has focused on productivity improvement for more than 50 years, we have…