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1. 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 ...

2. Ontario’s economic pain is spread unevenly around the province

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, December 2, 2016 It’s no secret Ontario has experienced economic pain in recent years. This pain, however, has not been spread evenly. While the province’s overall economic performance has been nothing to write home about, ...

3. The Five Solitudes of Ontario: A Regional Analysis of Labour Market Performance in Post-Recession Ontario

   Ontario has experienced more than its share of economic pain in recent years. Between 2003 and 2014, real economic growth per person in Ontario has averaged just 0.3% annually. That’s less than one third of the rate of real per-person economic growth in ...

4. Spin aside, Ontario’s economy not out of the woods

   Appeared in the Toronto Sun, July 20, 2016 On Monday, Ontario’s provincial government issued a news release celebrating the province’s economic performance, boasting that Ontario’s economic growth rate is currently higher than the Canadian average and ...

5. The long decline of Ontario and Quebec

   When one thinks of ranking recent economic performance of Canadian regions, the malaise in Central Canada’s manufacturing and the Western resource boom and collapse spring to mind.  Yet, when a longer-term view encompassing the last ...