Fraser Institute
The Fraser Institute is an independent Canadian public policy research and educational organization with offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal and ties to a global network of 86 think-tanks. Its mission is to measure, study, and communicate the impact of competitive markets and government intervention on the welfare of individuals. To protect the Institute’s independence, it does not accept grants from governments or contracts for research. Visit fraserinstitute.org.
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Most Recent Articles by Fraser Institute:
Canadians, and indeed people around the world, have often been misled by false claims about the realities of climate policies;
Economic Freedom of the World
Climate Change: A fact-based assessment of costs, trade-offs, and results
Beyond the Public-Private Divide: What Sweden Can Teach Canada About Health Care Reform;
Squandering the Canadian Century Part 1: Comparing Economic Performance in Canada and the United States;
Definition of Income Matters for Measuring Income Inequality
What Happens If Provinces Are Left Holding the Bag? Calculating the Fiscal Burden of Federal Intrusions in Provincial Jurisdiction;
Taxes Versus the Necessities of Life: The Canadian Consumer Tax Index 2026 Edition
Eliminating Corporate Subsidies in Canada: An Opportunity to Boost Growth.
Provincial Occupational Licensing Index, 2026
The Price of Public Health Care Insurance, 2026
Despite government spending and regulations on green energy transitions;
Comparing Business Investment per Worker in Canada and the United States, 2007-2024
“Canadians should be aware that the country’s tax system is already progressive, and calls to raise taxes further on top earners can have unintended economic consequences.”
Federal and Provincial Debt Interest Costs for Canadians, 2026 Edition
Illustrating Albertans’ contribution to the rest of Canada;
The Gravity Model and Efforts to Diversify the Markets for Canadian Exports;
Tax Freedom Day measures the total annual tax burden imposed on Canadian families by federal, provincial, and municipal governments;
Interprovincial Migration in Canada, 1995-2024: What Do the Numbers Tell Us?
Recent Capital Investment Not a Signal that Canada’s Business Investment Emergency Is Over;
The Growing Debt Burden for Canadians, 2026 Edition
Transparency and Accountability in First Nations Governments
35 others continue to impose severe restrictions on women’s economic rights
How Hydroelectricity Prices in Quebec Dominate Canada’s Equalization Formula
The Extraordinary Increase of Youth Unemployment in Canada
Assessing Canada’s Trade Dependence on the U.S.
Canada's Air Quality, 1970-2023;
Equalization Is Broken: How the Continuous Growth Requirement Inhibits Reform;
The province’s relatively poor economic performance in recent years has real consequences for the economic well-being of Ontarians;
