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1. Industry-Level Private Sector Capital Expenditures in Canada: 1990-2019

   Recent concerns about Canada’s industrial competitiveness compared to that in other developed countries, particularly the US, have focused on declines in private sector capital expenditures, especially in asset categories such as machinery and ...

2. Comparing Economic Performance in Five Pre-Recession Periods

   This study contrasts the economic performance in the last five pre-recession periods: 1986–1989 (Mulroney), 1997–2000 (Chrétien), 2005–2008 (Martin-Harper), 2011–2014 (Harper), and 2016–2019 (Trudeau). It includes multiple measures for income, labour, and ...

3. Capital Investment in Canada’s Provinces: A Provincial Report

   Previous research by the Fraser Institute has documented a substantial decline in capital investment after 2014. The decline was especially marked for business investment and, within that category, for machinery and equipment and intellectual property ...

4. Private Sector Capital Expenditures in Canada: An Industry-Level Analysis

   There has been much debate recently about Canada’s industrial competitiveness compared to other developed countries, particularly the US. In particular, concerns have been raised about recent declines in private sector capital expenditures, especially in ...

5. Walled from Competition: Measuring Protected Industries in Canada

   Consumers are best served by firms when the latter are exposed to the threat of competition. Absent the possibility of new firms threatening their incumbent status, established players have less incentive to cut costs and prices and improve services. The ...

6. Canadian Foreign Direct Investment: Recent Patterns and Interpretation

   Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is a prominent feature of globalization. It occurs when an investor resident in one country acquires management control of an enterprise located in another country. FDI inflows improve the efficiency of the host ...

7. The Flight of Capital From Canada

   A host of economic measures indicate that Canada continues to underperform when it comes to business investment, which is crucial for improving living standards and generating prosperity, according to recent research published by the Fraser Institute, an ...

8. Capital Investment in Canada: An International Comparison

   Capital investment contributes to economic growth and higher standards of living through its link to increased labour productivity and technological change. The growth rate of overall capital expenditures in Canada slowed substantially from 2005 ...

9. Capital Investment in Canada: Recent Behaviour and Implications

   The growth of overall capital investment in Canada slowed substantially from 2005-2017 compared to earlier periods—and was lower than in virtually any period since 1970. Further, the share of business investment in total capital investment ...

10. Business Investment in Canada Falls Far Behind Other Industrialized Countries

    This bulletin provides an overview of business investment in Canada: why investment is important, its recent performance, and how it compares with other industrialized countries. Business investment is central to long-term economic growth and ...