The Fraser Institute will release a new study spotlighting Australia's economic reforms that could serve as a model for Canada, which struggles with deficits and spending. The study focuses on three main areas of reform-fiscal, pension and labour market. These reforms helped Australia balance budgets for successive years. The full report will also be available … Read more
The Fraser Institute will release the results of its Global Petroleum Survey 2013. This annual report measures and ranks the investment climate of 157 oil and gas-producing regions in Canada and around the world, based on the opinions of 864 petroleum executives and managers representing international oil companies. The exploration and development budgets of participating companies … Read more
The Fraser Institute will release a new study that looks at the accuracy and effectiveness of widely-used measurements of poverty in Canada. The full report will also be available as a free PDF download at www.fraserinstitute.org. Call 705-474-3461 x 4569.
The Autumn issue of the Bank of Canada Review, a quarterly publication featuring articles related to the Canadian economy and to central banking, will be released on the bank's website. The issue of the review features the following articles: "Monetary Policy Decision Making at the Bank of Canada," "Assessing Financial System Vulnerabilities: An Early Warning Approach," … Read more
The Fraser Institute will release a new study examining how delays in approving five new oncology drugs affected Canadian patients. The full report will be available as a free PDF download at www.fraserinstitute.org. Call 289-838-9855.
The Fraser Institute will release a new study examining whether Canada's system of equalization payments results in reasonably comparable levels of public services across all provinces. The study looks at equalization and other "equalization-plus" transfers in 19 areas of provincial government service, from 2005/06 to 2012/13, to determine whether "have" or "have-not" provinces were advantaged … Read more
The Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation will release its 2013 4th Quarter Housing Market Outlook report. The 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 … Read more
The Fraser Institute will release a new report that summarizes instances of federal government failure, waste and mismanagement over the past 25 years. Federal Government Failure in Canada: 2013 Edition examines Auditor General reports from 1988 to 2013, a period with five different prime ministers from two different political parties. It details instances of government … Read more
The Parliamentary Budget Officer will post a report entitled “Economic and Fiscal Outlook Update” on the website. This report responds to the September 29, 2011 Standing Committee of Finance motion that “[c]onsistent with the Parliamentary Budget Office[r] (PBO) mandate to provide independent analysis about the state of Canada’s finances and trends in the national economy […] … Read more
The Fraser Institute will release its annual survey of health care wait times, "Waiting Your Turn: Wait Times for Health Care in Canada." The annual report measures the amount of time patients across Canada must wait for visits to specialists and for surgical and other therapeutic treatments. The report will be available online. Call 403-216-7175 x … Read more
