Despite Ottawa's recent reforms to 'Family Class' immigration, Canadian taxpayers are still facing high costs associated with allowing immigrants to sponsor their parents and grandparents to come to Canada, concludes a new study published by the Fraser Institute. The study, Canadian Family Class Immigration: The Parent and Grandparent Program Under Review, examines issues surrounding Family … Read more
Saskatchewan may have the best policies in Canada for attracting oil and gas investment but when proven reserves are included, Alberta is once again top dog among all Canadian provinces for investment and number three in the world, according to the Fraser Institute's annual Global Petroleum Survey. The Global Petroleum Survey uses the opinions of … Read more
High, relative definitions of poverty currently used by governments, media and social activists do nothing to help Canadians suffering real deprivation, concludes a new study published by the Fraser Institute. In the study, Poverty: Where do we Draw the Line? author Christopher Sarlo argues that Canadians still do not have a reliable measure of real … Read more
The health of more than 5,000 Canadian cancer patients may have been negatively affected by slow federal and provincial regulatory and reimbursement approval procedures for five new oncology drugs, concludes a new study published by the Fraser Institute. The study, Potential Impact of Delayed Access to Five Oncology Drugs in Canada, found that if patients … Read more
Canada's poorest provinces are on a government-services spending spree thanks to equalization payments from the "richer" provinces, according to a new study published by the Fraser Institute. More professors, more doctors, more nurses, lower tuition fees and smaller class sizes can all be enjoyed in the provinces which do not have to pay for these … Read more
Federal government waste and mismanagement is estimated to cost Canadian taxpayers between $158 billion and $197 billion over the past 25 years, concludes a new study published by the Fraser Institute. Federal Government Failure in Canada: 2013 Edition examines Auditor General reports from 1988 to 2013 and finds 614 instances of government failure including cost … Read more
Canadians are waiting months on average for close to a million medically necessary elective surgeries and diagnostic tests right now, according to the 23rd annual edition of Waiting Your Turn: Wait Times for Health Care in Canada, released by the Fraser Institute. "These protracted wait times exist not because of insufficient spending, but because of … Read more
Chronic deficits have helped slash the value of Alberta's net financial assets by 65 per cent – about $22.4 billion – in six years, according to a new study published by The Fraser Institute. This trend mimics the decline in Alberta's net financial assets during the late 1980s and early 1990s – the last time … Read more
Canada's system of transfer payments to the provinces should be simplified and allow increased flexibility on how revenues are used, concludes a new report published by the Fraser Institute. Federalism and Fiscal Transfers, is a series of essays examining the experience of four other federalist countries: Australia, Germany, Switzerland, and the United States, and how … Read more
Oil transport by pipeline presents significantly lower safety risks to workers than oil movement by road or rail, concludes a study published by the Fraser Institute. The study, Intermodal Safety in the Transport of Oil, determined that the rate of injury requiring hospitalization was 30 times lower among oil pipeline workers compared to rail workers … Read more
