VANCOUVER—The federal government has shifted the share of overall spending on child benefits away from lower-income families to middle- and upper-income families—to an even greater degree than previously thought, finds a new study published today by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank.
"While the federal government often claims that child benefits go to Canadian families who need the money the most, the shift in overall spending tells a different story," said Jason Clemens, executive vice-president of the Fraser Institute and co-author of Adjusting for the Canada Child Benefit's Tax-Free Status.
