The Parliamentary Budget Officer will post a new report entitled “The Fiscal Cost of Indexing the Canada Child Benefit” online. This report provides an update to the report Fiscal Analysis of Federal Children’s Benefits, estimating the cost of indexation if the first year of indexation were to occur in 2020. Call 613-992-8026.
The Fraser Institute will release its Economic Freedom of North America 2016 annual report. The report compares the level of economic freedom in Canada, Mexico and all 50 U.S. states based on government spending, taxation, labor market restrictions and other factors. Call 214-768-3492.
The Parliamentary Budget Officer will post a new report entitled “Household Formation and the Housing Stock – A Stock-Flow Perspective” online. This report provides estimates of household formation and the housing stock in Canada, and also attempts to gauge the degree of balance in the housing sector, both for new housing units and for the overall … Read more
The Fraser Institute will release a new study examining the oil and gas sector. The 2016 Global Petroleum Survey spotlights to what extent policy deters oil and gas investment in jurisdictions all over the world, including Canadian provinces and U.S. states. Call 604-688-0221 x 589.
The Fraser Institute will release a new study examining job numbers in Ontario. The Five Solitudes of Ontario: A Regional Analysis of Labour Market Performance in Post-Recession Ontario compares employment growth among different regions of the province since the 2009 recession. The study will be released online. Call 604-688-0221 x 589.
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation will release its latest Housing Market Insights reports on foreign ownership in Canada’s housing markets – a national look at foreign ownership and a second report delving deeper into Montréal. Call 613-748-2734.
The CMHC will release its 2016 Third Quarter Financial Report. The Quarterly Financial Report includes unaudited quarterly consolidated financial statements and explanatory notes for the fiscal quarter and year-to-date and comparative information for the preceding fiscal year while also reporting on the use of appropriations. CMHC’s fiscal year is the calendar year. Call 613-740-5413.
The Fraser Institute and a network of international think-tanks will release the Human Freedom Index, a global measurement of personal, civil, and economic freedoms. The report compares the level of human freedom in 159 countries and jurisdictions using 76 indicators in areas that include freedom of speech, religion, individual economic choice, and women’s freedoms. Call 604-688-0221 x 589.
CMHC will release its 2016 Rental Market Survey. This annual report provides data and analysis for both the primary or purpose built rental market and the secondary rental market covering condominium apartments. The report will be available online. Call 416-218-3320.
The Fraser Institute will release its annual survey of health-care wait times in Canada. Waiting Your Turn: Wait Times for Health Care in Canada, 2016 measures how long Canadians must wait for a specialist appointment, surgery or other therapeutic treatments. Call 604-688-0221 x 589.
