The Fraser Institute will release a new study spotlighting the economic impacts of Ontario’s push for municipal consolidation in the 1990s. Municipal Amalgamation in Ontario builds on the plethora of research about the shortcomings of amalgamation in the province’s big cities. The study examines the experiences of some of Ontario’s rural communities to see if … Read more
The Bank of Canada will announce its decision on the target for the overnight rate. A press release will provide a brief explanation of the decision. The decision will be available on the bank’s website. Call 613-782-8782.
VIA Rail invites the public to attend the annual public meeting webcast to hear presentations on performance, financial results and plans for the future. Registration is required. The webcast will be available to view in its entirety within one day following the event, on VIA Rail’s YouTube channel.
Conventional wisdom holds that Canadian businesses are too dependent on the United States market, while their engagement with overseas markets is at best marginal. But this view often relies on analysis of customs-based export data, which don’t accurately capture Canada’s broader participation in global supply chains. The IRPP will release a more accurate narrative based … Read more
The Fraser Institute will release a new study examining whether the chorus of media headlines warning about the potential dire consequences of record household debt levels are warranted. A Longer Term Perspective on Canada’s Household Debt, written by Philip Cross, former chief economic analyst for Statistics Canada, spotlights the nature of household debt in Canada … Read more
The Fraser Institute will release a new study spotlighting the economic impact of the Investment Canada Act, which screens foreign acquisitions of Canadian companies. The study, An Economic Assessment of the Investment Act, specifically examines the effects of the Act on entrepreneurship and economic growth. The study will also be available as a free PDF … Read more
The Spring 2015 issue of the Bank of Canada Review, a semi-annual publication featuring articles related to the Canadian economy and to central banking, is expected to be released today. The review will be available on the Bank of Canada website.
The Fraser Institute will release a new study comparing firefighter staffing levels in Ontario to the number of reported fires over a 16-year period. The study, “Municipal Fire Services in Canada: A Preliminary Analysis”, also examines firefighter staffing levels in other jurisdictions across the country and overall government spending on fire services. The full study … Read more
The Fraser Institute will release a new study exploring how to best provide prescription drug insurance for low-income Canadians. The study, Drug Coverage for Low-Income Families: The Canadian reality and lessons from Switzerland and the Netherlands, is comprised of two essays: the first one spotlights drug insurance coverage already provided to low-income Canadians and the … Read more
The Fraser Institute will release a new study, “Measuring Tax Complexity in Canada,” examining the evolution of Canadian tax legislation, tax guides and tax expenditures in an effort to quantify complexity, and spotlighting just how byzantine Canada’s federal tax system has become over the past two decades. The study will be available online.
