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. Follow the Fraser Institute on Twitter | Like us on Facebook

Most Recent Articles by Fraser Institute:

Average Danes pay high taxes to finance Denmark’s large welfare state October 27, 2023

The Free Enterprise Welfare State: A History of Denmark’s Unique Economic Model

Ottawa’s misguided Indo-Pacific trade strategy unlikely to succeed October 24, 2023

Canada’s Indo-Pacific Trade Strategy and Trade Diversification

Toronto ranks 102 out of 141 Canadian and US metropolitan areas on employment income growth from 2010-2019 October 19, 2023

Analysis of Changes in Median Employment Income in Large Canadian and American Metropolitan Areas, 2010-2019

Housing completions not keeping pace with population—2018 to 2022, population growth averaged more than 550,000 per year compared to only 200,000 new homes October 12, 2023

Canada’s Growing Housing Gap: Comparing Population Growth and Housing Completions in Canada, 1972-2022

Canada ranks 22nd out of 28 countries with universally accessible health care on psychiatric care beds October 10, 2023

Mental Health Care: How is Canada Doing?

1-in-6 government-funded surgeries in Quebec now take place in private clinics September 26, 2023

Lessons from the Public Private Partnerships in Surgical Care in Quebec

Despite progress, Ottawa can do much more to promote success of permanent immigrant workers September 21, 2023

Enhancing the Labour Market Outcomes of Immigrants to Canada

Canada trails U.S. in annual economic freedom ranking; Hong Kong falls out of the top spot in economic freedom for the first time September 19, 2023

Economic Freedom of the World

Federal spending restraint could have provided $18.7 billion in tax relief for Canadians and a budget surplus in 2023/24 September 14, 2023

Missed Opportunity: Federal Spending Increases Prevent Real Tax Relief for Canadians

Ottawa’s new building energy efficiency regulations will add more than $71,000 to cost of new homes in Ontario by 2030 September 12, 2023

Wrong Move at the Wrong Time: Economic Impacts of the New Federal Building Energy Efficiency Mandates

COVID school closures across Ontario lasted 135 days minimum—longest in Canada, imposing life-long costs on children September 7, 2023

The Forgotten Demographic: Assessing the Possible Benefits and Serious Cost of COVID-19 School Closures on Canadian Children

The Government sector accounts for more than 86% of new jobs in Canada since pandemic began September 1, 2023

Comparing Government and Private Sector Job Growth in the COVID-19 Era

Eight out of ten provinces recorded increases in per student spending (inflation-adjusted) in public schools August 30, 2023

Education Spending in Public Schools in Canada, 2023 Edition

Only 2 Canadian cities rank in top half of 141 metropolitan cities in Canada and the US on employment income August 27, 2023

Comparing Median Employment Income in Large Canadian and American Metropolitan Areas

The average Canadian family paid more in 2022 on taxes than it did on housing, food and clothing combined August 22, 2023

Taxes versus the Necessities of Life: The Canadian Consumer Tax Index 2023 Edition

Average Swedes pay high taxes to finance large government August 17, 2023

The Mirage of Swedish Socialism: The Economic History of a Welfare State

Canada’s aging population could lower per person income (broadly measured) by $11,200 over the next 20 years August 3, 2023

The Effect of Population Aging on Economic Growth in Canada

Top 20 percent of Canadian income-earning families pay 53% of all taxes August 1, 2023

Measuring Progressivity in Canada’s Tax System, 2023

Health-care costs for typical Canadian family will reach almost $17,000 this year July 27, 2023

“Understanding how much Canadians actually pay for health care, and how much that amount has increased over time, is an important for taxpayers to assess the value and performance of health-care system, and whether it’s financially sustainable"

Sweden isn’t socialist, despite what socialist advocates outside the country may claim July 19, 2023

The Mirage of Swedish Socialism: The Economic History of a Welfare State.

58% of Canadians believe personal income tax rates should not exceed 50% July 13, 2023

“Despite the common refrain from Ottawa and elsewhere that the ‘rich’ don’t pay their fair share, more Canadians oppose tax increases for higher-income families than those who support tax hikes”

Canada’s per-person GDP growing at slowest rate since the Great Depression July 11, 2023

“If policymakers want to increase economic growth and attract investment, they should enact pro-growth polices and encourage entrepreneurship”

Lower taxes and balanced budget were possible this year if Ford government had held to Wynne-era spending levels July 5, 2023

Comparing Business Investment per Worker in Canada and the United States, 2002–2021 June 28, 2023

Per worker business investment down 20 per cent since 2014 and falling further behind U.S.

Fiscal Waste During the Pandemic in Canada and the United States June 27, 2023

Overall, it’s clear that over the long-term Canadians and Americans will face significant ongoing costs to pay for wasteful and poorly targeted government spending during the pandemic

Models or Measures of Climate Change: Why Does It Matter? June 22, 2023

Speculative mathematical climate models has been to over-estimate how sensitive the earth’s atmosphere is to enrichment with greenhouse gases, when compared to estimates based on measurement of actual temperatures and greenhouse-gas enrichment

Today, June 19, is Tax Freedom Day—8 days later than in 2019, the last year before the pandemic June 19, 2023

“Canadians need to decide for themselves whether they are getting their money’s worth when it comes to how governments are spending their tax dollars”

Forest fires—truth going up in flames June 17, 2023

When it comes to climate change, we’re constantly told to “follow the science.” Yet the same people who say that also regularly fabricate claims about trends in forest fires here in Canada and globally, and the connection to climate change

Polish incomes nearly quadrupled after Poland transitioned from socialism to market democracy June 15, 2023

The Road to Socialism and Back: An Economic History of Poland, 1939–2019

Major Ontario cities dominate the rankings of lowest growth in Canada for median employment income June 13, 2023

Analysis of Changes in Median Employment Income in Canada’s Census Metropolitan Areas, 2008-2019.