Government Spending & Taxes

— Feb 1, 2024
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Adrift without an Anchor

Adrift without an Anchor: Federal Fiscal Policy and Canada’s Long-Term Debt Ratio finds that that there is a 44 per cent chance that the federal debt to GDP ratio will increase by 2036-37, and a 59 per cent chance it will increase by 2046-47—meaning the federal government would fail to stick to its core fiscal goal.

— Jan 30, 2024
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Alberta’s Underlying Budget Deficit finds that if not for historically high resource revenue, the Alberta government would run a large budget deficit this year and the next two years.

— Jan 25, 2024
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Federal and Provincial Debt-Interest Costs for Canadians, 2024 Edition

Federal and Provincial Debt-Interest Costs for Canadians: 2024 Edition is a new study that finds taxpayers across Canada will pay a total of $81.8 billion on interest payments for the federal and provincial debts in 2023/24, with $46.5 billion alone spent on debt servicing charges.

— Jan 12, 2024
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Understanding the Nature of Canada’s Fiscal and Economic Challenges

Understanding the Nature of Canada’s Fiscal and Economic Challenges is a new essay—the first in the Institute’s upcoming series on federal policy reforms—that documents the marked deterioration of Canada’s finances, economic stagnation and the collapse in business investment the country has suffered since 2015.

— Jan 11, 2024
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Growing Debt Burden for Canadians: 2024 Edition

The Growing Debt Burden for Canadians: 2024 Edition is a new study that finds not only has Canada’s projected combined government debt (the federal debt and the provincial debt of all 10 provinces) nearly doubled since 2007/08, the year before the 2008 financial crisis, but the combined debt now equals 76.2 per cent of the Canadian economy.

— Jan 4, 2024
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British Columbia's Coming Debt Boom in Historical Context

British Columbia’s Coming Debt Boom in Historical Context is a new study that finds over the next three years, the BC government plans to add a total of $35.6 billion in new debt (adjusting for both inflation and financial assets). This compares with additional debt of $9.9 billion after the pandemic and $17.8 billion after the financial crisis of 2008/09.

— Jan 3, 2024
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Educational Attainment, Migration, and Provincial Spending on Universities in Canada

Educational Attainment, Migration, and Provincial Spending on Universities in Canada is a new study that finds higher university subsidies do not necessarily result in a more educated population, finding that interprovincial migration seems to be a more important factor, as it allows university students educated and paid for in one province to move to another after graduation, effectively transferring the provincial investment with them.

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