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1. Understanding two decades of weak economic performance in Ontario

   It’s important for policymakers to recognize the severity of Ontario’s growth problem, how long-lived it has been, and the challenge of weak business investment that could impede future growth. ...

2. Ontario’s economy—slow growth and weak business investment

   Real per-person economic growth was 9.1 per cent in Ontario compared to 26.1 per cent in the rest of Canada. ...

3. An Assessment of Recent Economic Performance and Business Investment Growth in Ontario

   Over the first two decades of the 21st century, Ontario has been mired in a prolonged period of slow economic growth. This bulletin provides the context for this situation by examining the extent of Ontario’s economic weakness since the turn of ...

4. Ontario has fallen behind Michigan’s economy

   At least 90 per cent of net job creation in Ontario took place either in the Greater Toronto Area or Ottawa. ...

5. Ontario government has made COVID economic pain even worse

   The Greenbelt Act helped drive up residential housing prices in the Greater Toronto Area. ...

6. Ford should butt out of Ontario’s business

   The Ford government plans to invest $100 million of taxpayer money in technology companies. ...

7. Ontario lagging behind neighbours on key economic measures

   Between 2000 and 2019, New York's average per-person GDP growth more than doubled Ontario's growth rate. ...

8. Ontario among region’s poorest jurisdictions

   Michigan’s per capita GDP was $3,911 higher than Ontario's. ...

9. Wrongheaded policy proposal targets ‘diverse businesses’ in Ontario

   Since firms already have powerful incentives not to unfairly discriminate, government efforts encouraging diversity are redundant at best. ...

10. Reliance on housing investment creates prosperity mirage in Ontario

    The provincial net debt-to-GDP ratio went from about 5 per cent in the 1960s to more than 40 per cent in 2020. ...