More than half of all City of Toronto spending is on wages and salaries.
public sector compensation
Janvier 29, 2019
12:08PM
For comparable jobs, government-sector wages in Ontario are 10.6 per cent higher (on average) than wages in the private sector.
Décembre 9, 2016
9:35AM
Government-sector workers in Canada retire 2.3 years earlier, on average, than private-sector workers.
Octobre 12, 2016
1:27PM
In Ontario a whopping 77 cents of every dollar spent on K-12 public education goes to compensate teachers and staff.
Août 31, 2016
9:09AM
On health care, despite a high level of spending, Canadians have comparatively poor access to technology and doctors, and long wait times for surgery.
Juillet 7, 2016
3:09PM
Already, Montreal taxpayers see 13 per cent of their city’s operating budget go to fund pensions.
Janvier 20, 2016
9:04AM
Between 2004/05 and 2015/16, the Alberta government increased program spending by roughly 100 per cent.
Novembre 18, 2015
9:30AM
The Ontario government has pledged to eliminate its budget deficit by 2017/18. However, the government’s recent record on fiscal issues casts doubt on whether it will meet this target.
Juin 25, 2015
9:30AM
Think back to the early 1990s, a period when Canada’s federal and provincial governments faced a major fiscal crisis driven by massive red ink at both the federal and provincial levels.
Juin 25, 2015
2:30AM
