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1. Taxes versus the Necessities of Life: The Canadian Consumer Tax Index, 2017 Edition

   The Canadian Consumer Tax Index tracks the total tax bill of the average Canadian family from 1961 to 2016. Including all types of taxes, that bill has increased by 2,006% since 1961. Taxes have grown much more rapidly than any other single ...

2. Canadians Celebrate Tax Freedom Day on June 9, 2017

   In 2017, the average Canadian family will earn $108,674 in income and pay a total of $47,135 in taxes (43.4%). If the average Canadian family had to pay its total tax bill of $47,135 up front, it would have worked until June 8 to pay the total tax ...

3. Taxes versus the Necessities of Life: The Canadian Consumer Tax Index, 2016 Edition

   The Canadian Consumer Tax Index tracks the total tax bill of the average Canadian family from 1961 to 2015. Including all types of taxes, that bill has increased by 1,939% since 1961. Taxes have grown much more rapidly than any other single ...

4. Canadians Celebrate Tax Freedom Day on June 7, 2016

   In 2016, the average Canadian family will earn $105,236 in income and pay a total of $45,167 in taxes (42.9%). If the average Canadian family had to pay its total tax bill of $45,167 up front, it would have worked until June 6 to pay the total tax bill ...

5. Taxes versus the Necessities of Life: The Canadian Consumer Tax Index, 2015 Edition

   The Canadian Consumer Tax Index tracks the total tax bill of the average Canadian family from 1961 to 2014. Including all types of taxes, that bill has increased by 1,886% since 1961. Taxes have grown much more rapidly than any other single expenditure ...

6. Canadians Celebrate Tax Freedom Day on June 10, 2015

   On Tax Freedom Day, the average Canadian family has earned enough money to pay the taxes imposed on it by the three levels of government: federal, provincial, and local. In 2015, Canadians celebrate Tax Freedom Day on June 10. That is, Canadians will have ...