The Fraser Institute will release a new study on Canada’s middle class. The federal government repeatedly claims to have lightened the tax burden on middle-income families in Canada. Measuring the Impact of Federal Personal Income Tax Changes on Middle Income Canadian Families spotlights the effect of recent federal tax changes on Canada’s middle class. Call 604-688-0221 x … Read more
Statistics Canada will release 2016 Census data on Immigration, ethnocultural diversity, housing and Aboriginal peoples, for Canada, its provinces and territories,municipalities, and many more detailed levels of geography. Call 613-951-4636.
The Fraser Institute will release a new study on Ontario’s planned minimum wage increase. Ontario Enters Uncharted Waters with a $15 Minimum Wage spotlights how the increased minimum wage will compare to the average wage, and how the potentially negative economic effects could be felt unevenly across the province. Call 604-688-0221 x 589.
The Fraser Institute will release a new study on Canada’s Métis population. In an effort to fulfill a 2015 campaign promise, the federal Liberal government has begun talks with several Métis associations in Canada. The study, The Debate about Métis Aboriginal Rights — Demography, Geography, and History, spotlights potential issues and unintended consequences arising from the … Read more
Independent Senators Lucie Moncion and René Cormier (both members of the official languages committee) will team up with the Fédération de la jeunesse canadienne-française to host a live-streamed round-table discussion (in French only) and a Q&A session on how to modernize the Official Languages Act. This event will be live-streamed online. Call 613-614-1180.
The Fraser Institute will release a new study, Canada’s Past Fiscal Leaders Now Fiscal Laggards: An Analysis of 2017 Provincial Budgets. The report will be available online.
The Fraser Institute will release a new study on public education in Quebec, Ontario, B.C. and Alberta. Education Spending and Public School Enrolment in Canada, 2017 spotlights changes in spending and student enrolment levels in every province over a 10-year period. Call 604-688-0221 x 589.
The Fraser Institute will release a new study on Canada’s equalization program. Should Equalization Keep on Growing in an Era of Converging Fiscal Capacity? spotlights how the program — in its current form — does not adapt to changes in Canada’s economic landscape, even if former powerhouse provinces are struggling. Call 604-688-0221 x 589.
Statistics Canada will release updated data on language from the 2016 Census of Population. Updated content, data tables on language for Canada, provinces and territories, and detailed geographic levels—including municipalities—will be published in “The Daily” on Statistics Canada’s website. Call 613-951-1199.
The Parliamentary Budget Officer will release a new report entitled Economic and Fiscal Monitor – August 2017. This report provides an in-year estimate of Canadian gross domestic product in 2017 and the Government of Canada’s budgetary balance in 2016 -17 and 2017-18, based on data released since our April 2017 Economic and Fiscal Outlook. The report … Read more
