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  1. Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in Ontario, 2018

    Main Conclusions Using data on individual workers from January to December 2017, this report estimates the wage differential between the government and private sectors in Ontario. It also evaluates four non-wage benefits for which data are available to ...

  2. Impact of Provincial Tax Changes on British Columbian Families

    Since assuming power in July 2017, British Columbia’s NDP government has enacted or announced several significant tax increases. These include increases in personal income taxes, carbon taxes, and business taxes. In addition, a new payroll health ...

  3. Measuring Labour Markets in Canada and the United States: 2018 Edition

    Labour markets are critical components of an economy. They are the mechanism through which we allocate one of our most valuable and productive resources: human work, effort, creativity, and ingenuity. Labour markets match human skills, supplied by ...

  4. The average Canadian family spends more than $37,000 per year on taxes

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, August 14, 2018 Have you ever wondered what the most expensive annual budget item is for the average Canadian family? If housing is the first thing that comes to mind, then you’d be surprised to find out you’re wrong. In ...

  5. Taxes versus the Necessities of Life: The Canadian Consumer Tax Index, 2018 Edition

    The Canadian Consumer Tax Index tracks the total tax bill of the average Canadian family from 1961 to 2017. Including all types of taxes, that bill has increased by 2,112% since 1961. Taxes have grown much more rapidly than any other single ...

  6. Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in Alberta, 2018

    Main Conclusions Using data on individual workers from January to December 2017, this report estimates the wage differential between the government and private sectors in Alberta. It also evaluates four non-wage benefits for which data are available to ...

  7. The Great Employee Pay Divide in British Columbia

    As Premier John Horgan’s government negotiates nearly 200 new contracts for British Columbia’s government-sector employees, it’s important to understand the significant wage and benefit gap between government and private-sector workers. ...

  8. Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in British Columbia, 2018

    Main Conclusions Using data on individual workers from January to December 2017, this report estimates the wage dif-ferential between the government and private sectors in British Columbia. It also evaluates four non-wage benefits for which data are ...

  9. Bringing government employee compensation in line with private-sector norms key for B.C. budget

    Appeared in the Vancouver Sun, June 25, 2018 During last year’s election campaign, and in his first full budget as premier, John Horgan (pictured above) promised to balance British Columbia’s operating budget. If his NDP government remains committed to ...

  10. June 10—when Canadian families are finally free from paying taxes

    Appeared in the Toronto Sun, June 10, 2018 Happy Tax Freedom Day, Canada! If you had to pay all your taxes for 2018 upfront, you’d give every dollar you earned to government before today. It’s taken nearly half the year but finally, on June 10, you’re ...