The Autumn 2014 issue of the Bank of Canada Review, a semi-annual publication featuring articles related to the Canadian economy and to central banking, will be released on the Bank of Canada website.
After a four-year hiatus, the Fraser Institute will release its Report Card on Quebec’s Secondary Schools. The 2014 Report Card ranks 461 public, private, francophone and anglophone schools based largely on results from province wide tests in French, English, science, mathematics and history. For the complete results on all ranked schools, visit compareschoolrankings.org. Le Journal … Read more
The IICA office in Brazil, the IICA office in the US and the Centre for Strategic Analysis for Agriculture will host the third seminar of Dialogue for the Agricultural Policies in the Americas. President of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture Ron Bonnett will be part of a panel to discuss agricultural policies in the Americas. The event will … Read more
The Fraser Institute will release a new book spotlighting three possible ways to reduce capital gains taxes in Canada. The book, Capital Gains Tax Reform in Canada: Lessons from Abroad, features a series of essays from internationally-recognized scholars, detailing the experiences of Hong Kong, New Zealand, Switzerland and the United States, and the potential reform options … Read more
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada’s 2013-2014 Privacy Act annual report is expected to be tabled in Parliament at approximately 10 a.m. ET on Thursday, October 30, 2014. Following the tabling, the report will be available online at www.priv.gc.ca.
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation will release its 2014 4th 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 … Read more
The Fraser Institute will release a new study on Ontario’s rising electricity prices. The study, “Soaring Electricity Prices and How to Get Them Down,” examines the link between the province’s contracts with renewable energy companies (wind, solar, hydro) and increased prices for electricity. The report will be available on the website. Call 519-820-1435.
The Canadian Observatory on Homelessness (Homeless Hub) and the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness (CAEH) will release the second annual State of Homelessness in Canada Report. The report will be available online. 403-538-5645.
The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) will post a new report entitled “Budget Analysis for the Acquisition of a Class of Artic /Offshore Patrol Ships” on the Web site at www.pbo-dpb.gc.ca. The cost estimates and observations presented in this report represent a preliminary set of data for discussion and may be subject to change as the … Read more
The Fraser Institute will release a new essay on the effect of capital gains taxes on Canada’s economy. The essay, The Economic Costs of Capital Gains Taxes in Canada, part of a collection of essays on capital gains taxation, spotlights the “lock-in” effect, where investors retain older investments, even if more profitable opportunities are available, … Read more
