The Fraser Institute will release a new study that examines the economic and competitive benefits of enacting worker-choice laws in Ontario, similar to those in place in neighbouring U.S. states. Worker choice laws, also known as right-to-work laws, prohibit workers from being forced to join a union as a condition of employment and allow them … Read more
The Bank of Canada will announce its decision on the target for the overnight rate. More information is available online. Call 613-782-8782.
The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) will release its 2013 Second 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 … Read more
The Fraser Institute will release a new study on examining Canada's immigrant selection process and the reforms needed to ensure that new immigrants can be as economically successful as those who arrived before 1986. The study, Canada's Immigrant Selection Policies, lays out policy recommendations to facilitate the admittance of highly skilled immigrants who are most … Read more
Statistics Canada will release the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS) data on income, earnings, housing and shelter costs. Results, including a news release, analysis, and data products, will be released on Statistics Canada’s website at www.statcan.gc.ca.
The Fraser Institute will release a new study on that examines the state of competition in the Canadian wireless market and the federal government's rules for its upcoming auction of wireless spectrum. The study, Spectrum Auction Rules and Competition Policy: An Assessment, is written by Fraser Institute senior fellow Steven Globerman, an expert on trade … Read more
The Fraser Institute will release a new study examining the costs of raising a child in Canada. The Cost of Raising Children reviews prevailing academic estimates of the cost of children as well as the popular estimates reported in Canadian media. The paper offers budget-based alternative estimates of how much Canadian parents should realistically expect … Read more
The Fraser Institute will release a new report examining how new educational technologies could reshape Canada's school system. Technology and Education: A Primer examines the role and nature of classroom technology, its potential to revolutionize education and solve problems observed in Canada's education system, and the barriers to such improvements. It is the first paper … Read more
The Canadian Medical Association will release its 13th Annual National Report Card on Health Care in Canada. The 2013 Report Card focuses on a series of questions about Canadians' health status, their knowledge and awareness of how to be healthy, and their lifestyle habits as they relate to their health. Call 613 731-8610.
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation will release its 2013 Third Quarter Housing Market Outlook Report. The report provides a two-year forecast of housing starts, sales, prices and key economic indicators. The report is available online. Call 613-748-2799.
