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1. Measuring Ontario’s Regional Prosperity Gap

   By global standards, Ontario is a prosperous place. Ontarians enjoy living standards and access to opportunities that are the envy of much of the world. However, within its own economic region, Ontario is an economic laggard. This bulletin ...

2. What a difference a decade can make—southwestern Ontario’s sobering lesson for Alberta

   At the start of this century, southwestern Ontario was among the most prosperous regions in Canada. With a strong manufacturing sector, there were plenty of good high-paying jobs. In the following years, the regional economy was battered ...

3. Southwestern Ontario lagging behind in job creation, income growth

   Over the past 20 years, while Ontario’s two biggest cities (Toronto and Ottawa) have enjoyed relative prosperity, large and populous parts of the province have suffered significant economic pain. In fact, a recent study showed that ...

4. Economic Performance in Ontario CMAs: A National Comparative Perspective

   Several recent Fraser Institute studies have documented the weak economic performance in Ontario over the past 20 years outside of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), and to a lesser extent Ottawa. This bulletin builds on that analysis by examining ...

5. Another recession means more hardship in areas of Ontario that struggled in recent years

   It’s no secret that Ontario has gone through more than its share of economic pain in recent years. Thanks to weak economic and fiscal performance, we characterized the period from 2007-2016 as a “lost decade” for the provincial economy. ...

6. The Power of Comprehensive Policy Reform: Lessons for Ontario from Michigan

   In recent years, Ontario has experienced weak overall economic performance and rising public debt. Further, the province has seen its manufacturing sector—once a primary driver of growth in the province—decline substantially. By comparison, the ...

7. Ontario employment gains—an uneven picture

   According to the most recent Statistics Canada Labour Force Survey, Ontario saw an increase of 58,000 jobs in August. But the evidence suggests that all’s not coming up roses after one looks at the longer-term picture across Ontario’s ...

8. Why many parts of Ontario feel left behind

   Appeared in the Ottawa Sun, April 11, 2018 In 2017 Ontario enjoyed one of its strongest recent years of overall economic growth. The Wynne government sent out rosy press releases celebrating the province’s success. But there were two big problems with the ...

9. Ontario’s Lost Decade: 2007–2016

   Between 2007 and 2016, Ontario was mired in a prolonged period of economic weakness during which it lost ground compared to the rest of the country on many important economic indicators. This bulletin examines the extent of Ontario’s economic ...

10. Topping the G7 in growth is nothing to boast about

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, March 7, 2018 If you get all your information from Wynne government news releases, you might think Ontario was in the midst of an economic boom. These releases consistently trumpet progress on public finances, job-creation and ...