Federal Reform Series

— Oct 10, 2024
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Boosting Canada's Competitiveness by Reforming Business Taxation

Boosting Canada’s Competitiveness by Reforming Business Taxation suggests that only taxing profit disbursements for businesses, which include dividend payments, share buybacks, and bonuses, rather than taxing all business profits, would lead to greater business investment, increasing worker productivity, growth in the economy, and ultimately raise living standards for Canadians.

— Jul 16, 2024
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New Federal Fiscal Framework for Canada

A New Federal Fiscal Framework for Canada finds that if the federal government reduced program spending by only 2.3 per cent over two years and eliminated a host of tax expenditures, it could balance the budget and reduce personal income tax rates affecting most Canadians.

— Jul 4, 2024
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Ottawa’s Regulatory Assault on the Extraction Sector and Its Impact on Investment

Ottawa’s Regulatory Assault on the Extraction Sector and its Impact on Investment is the latest installment in the Institute’s essay series on federal policy reforms. Authored by Senior Fellow Kenneth Green, this essay spotlights the excessive regulatory burden that has been imposed on the oil and gas sector in Canada over the past 10 years and highlights how much-needed business investment in the industry has declined as a result.

— Jun 21, 2024
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An Evaluation of Canada's Progress Towards Meeting 2026 and 2030 GHG Emission Reduction Targets

An Evaluation of Canada’s Progress Towards Meeting the 2026 and 2030 GHG Emission Reduction Targets, by Senior Fellow Ross McKitrick, is part of the Institute’s series on federal policy reforms. It finds that the federal government is unlikely to meet its 2026 or 2030 GHG emission reduction targets because of rising living standards for Canadians and the recent surge in population growth through increased immigration.

— Jun 6, 2024
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The Growing Imperative for Internal Free Trade in Canada

The Growing Imperative for Internal Free Trade in Canada finds that the federal government should encourage the provinces to liberalize trade within Canada, especially given growing trade protectionism in the United States.

— Jun 4, 2024
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Federal Support for Journalism

Federal Support for Journalism, by Senior Fellow Lydia Miljan, is the latest essay in the Institute’s series on federal policy reforms. It documents the changing media landscape in Canada in recent years, and highlights why federal subsidies for the industry are bad policy.

— May 10, 2024
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Canada Stills Needs To Open Up To Competition

Canada Stills Needs To Open Up To Competition, written by Senior Fellow Vincent Geloso, calculates how much of the Canadian economy is protected from competition because of government intervention, and discusses how barriers to competition impose higher costs and lower living standards on Canadians.

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