The Parliamentary Budget Officer will post a new report entitled The Canada-EU Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement: A Prospective Analysis. This report provides estimates of the impacts of the recently signed Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with the European Union which has been tabled as Bill C-30 for implementation in Canada. It outlines the effects at a … Read more
Parliamentary Budget Officer Jean-Denis Fréchette will post a new report, “Economic and Fiscal Outlook – April 2017.” This report responds to the Feb. 4, 2016 Standing Committee on Finance motion that “consistent with the Parliamentary Budget Office mandate to provide independent analysis about the state of Canada’s finances and trends in the national economy (as outlined in section … Read more
Statistics Canada will release data on age, sex and type of dwelling for Canada, its provinces and territories, all municipalities, and many more detailed levels of geography. This will be released online.
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation will release its quarterly Housing Market Assessment, a comprehensive and integrated report that identifies potentially problematic conditions in the Canadian housing market. At 1:00 p.m., a media availability with CMHC Chief Economist Bob Dugan and CMHC regional market analysts via teleconference will be held. Call 613-748-2734.
The Fraser Institute will release a new study examining complementary and alternative health care. Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Use and Public Attitudes 1997, 2006 and 2016 spotlights how Canadians use therapies such as massage, acupuncture, and chiropractic care as part of their overall health care, and how Canadians’ views of those services have changed over time. Call 604-688-0221 x … Read more
The Fraser Institute will release a new study examining wealth inequality in Canada. The study, Understanding Wealth Inequality in Canada, dispels common misperceptions about wealth inequality in Canada by spotlighting the normal life cycles that drive the inequality. Call 604-688-0221 x 589.
The Fraser Institute will release a new collection of essays examining taxes. The History and Development of Canada’s Personal Income Tax: Zero to 50 in 100 Years spotlights changes to the personal income tax over the last century, how the tax increased, targeted more and more tax filers, and made Canada less competitive. The study will be … Read more
The Bank of Canada will publish the spring issues of the Business Outlook Survey and the Senior Loan Officer Survey on its website. Call 613-782-8782.
The Fraser Institute will release a new study on a key — and often misunderstood — element of the education landscape in British Columbia. Comparing Family Income in British Columbia: Independent Schools versus Public Schools compares the income levels of parents of independent school students with parents who send their children to public school. The report will … Read more
Parliamentary Budget Officer Jean-Denis Fréchette will post a new report entitled Cost Estimate for Bill C-274 An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (transfer of small business or family farm or fishing corporation). Bill C-274 was a private member’s bill that sought to facilitate the transfer of small businesses or family farms, or fishing operations, between members of … Read more
