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1. Municipal Fire Services in Canada: A Preliminary Analysis

   This bulletin examines trends in fire service spending and the incidence of reported fires in Canada. It finds that the number of firefighters and spending on fire services is increasing even as the incidence of reported fires is decreasing based on ...

2. Leaving Canada for Medical Care, 2015

   In 2014, more than 52,000 Canadians received non-emergency medical treatment outside Canada. Physicians in British Columbia reported the highest proportion of patients (in a province) receiving treatment abroad (1.6%). The largest number of patients ...

3. Quebec’s 2015 Budget: Bold Action on Debt and Taxes Needed

   Whether it's economic growth, job creation, the unemployment rate, or investment growth, Quebec has generally lagged other Canadian provinces and even American States. There are many reasons for the province's relatively weak performance but ...

4. Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in Quebec

   With heightened interest in how wages and non-wage benefits in the government sector compare with those in the private sector, this study estimates wage differentials between the government and private sector in Quebec. It also evaluates four available ...

5. Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in Ontario

   Ontario’s serious fiscal challenges are well documented. As the provincial government struggles to eliminate its deficit and rein in growing government debt, it has signaled that managing public sector compensation (which totals over half of its program ...

6. Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in Alberta

   With heightened interest in how wages and non-wage benefits in the government sector compare with those in the private sector, this study estimates wage differentials between the government and private sector in Alberta. It also evaluates four available ...

7. Measuring the Fiscal Performance of Canada's Premiers, 2015

   Measuring the Fiscal Performance of Canada’s Premiers, 2015 measures the relative fiscal performance of 10 Canadian premiers (five current and five former), up to the 2013/14 fiscal year for three components of fiscal policy: government spending, taxes, ...

8. Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in British Columbia

   With heightened interest in how wages and non-wage benefits in the government sector compare with those in the private sector, this study estimates wage differentials between the government and private sector in British Columbia. It also evaluates four ...

9. Generosity in Canada and the United States: The 2014 Generosity Index

   The Fraser Institute's annual Generosity Index measures the private monetary generosity using readily available data on the extent and depth of charitable donations, as recorded on personal tax returns in Canada and the United States. Manitoba had ...

10. Quebec’s Tax Competitiveness: A Barrier to Prosperity

    Empirical research and history provide evidence that high marginal tax rates and uncompetitive tax policies can hurt a jurisdiction’s economic performance. This is because individuals and businesses respond by working, saving, and investing less, and by ...