The Fraser Institute will release a new study about the emergence of low-cost, online programming and its effect on the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission’s (CRTC) ability to regulate. The study, Technological Change and Its Implications for Regulating Canada’s Television Broadcasting Sector, examines the CRTC’s current policies to protect and subsidize Canadian content and spotlights … Read more
The Bank of Canada will announce its decision on the target for the overnight rate. Call 613 782-8782.
The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) will post a new report assessing the Supplementary Estimates (A) 2016-17 on the website at www.pbo-dpb.gc.ca.
CMHC will release its 2016 2nd Quarter Housing Market Outlook (HMO) Report. The HMO report provides timely information on housing trends and forecasts, with both a national and local perspective. The report provides a two-year forecast of housing starts, sales, prices and key economic indicators. The national and regional reports will be made available online.
The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) will post a new report entitled “Fiscal Analysis of a Targeted Tax Credit for Taxpayers in the Second Bracket” on the website at www.pbo-dpb.gc.ca. In response to a request from Senator Larry Smith, Chair of the Senate National Finance Committee, the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) uses four methods to estimate … Read more
The bank will release the spring issue of the Bank of Canada Review, a semi-annual publication featuring articles related to the Canadian economy and to central banking. This is a special issue of the Review on the renewal of the inflation target. It features the following articles: Estimating Canada’s Effective Lower Bound, The Micro and Macro … Read more
The Fraser Institute will release a new study spotlighting the federal government’s five-year deficit targets. Given the government’s rapidly evolving deficit and debt targets, the study, Moving Targets: Re-estimating Federal Deficits and Debt-to-GDP through 2020/21, presents three scenarios that raise questions about the government’s budget plan. The full study will be available online.
The 2016 Spring Reports of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development, Julie Gelfand, will be tabled in the House of Commons. The reports deal with federal support for sustainable municipal infrastructure, mitigating the impacts of severe weather, and chemicals in consumer products and cosmetics. A press conference will take place at the National Press … Read more
The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) will post a new report entitled “Fiscal and Economic Impacts of Curtailing the Planned Tax Cut for Small Businesses” on the website at www.pbo-dpb.gc.ca. In response to a request by a Member of Parliament, PBO has prepared estimates of the fiscal and economic impacts of the Budget 2016 decision to maintain … Read more
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation will release its 2015 Annual Report in conjunction with its Annual Public Meeting. The annual report details accomplishments over the year, including the steps taken by the Corporation in all areas of its business to be a high-performing organization and provide the most value to Canadians. The report will be released … Read more
