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:

Canada second highest debt accumulator (as a share of the economy) out of 33 countries from 2019-21 June 23, 2022

The Accumulated Debt and Economic Performance of Industrialized Countries during COVID

Today is Tax Freedom Day—when Canadian families start working for themselves June 15, 2022

Tax Freedom Day for each province varies according to the extent of the provincially and locally levied tax burden

Federal interest costs will increase—perhaps substantially—if interest rates continue to rise June 9, 2022

Low Interest Rates and the Cost of Government Debt

Canada is only one of six industrialized countries (out of 28) that doesn’t have cost-sharing; introduction could improve Canadian health-care June 8, 2022

Understanding Universal Health Care Reform Options: Cost-Sharing for Patients

Canada risks European-like energy crisis if similar policies continue to be pursued May 31, 2022

Can Canada Avoid Europe’s Energy Crisis?

Shrinking ratio of Canadian workers to seniors will strain government finances in coming years; only 3 working age individuals for every senior by 2027 May 26, 2022

Understanding the Changing Ratio of Working-Age Canadians to Seniors and Its Consequences

Reforming the Indian Act to facilitate Indigenous property rights key to increasing First Nations entrepreneurship May 19, 2022

The Indian Act—A Barrier to Entrepreneurship

Continued government deficits jeopardize economic recovery May 17, 2022

Do Budget Deficits Matter?

Reforms needed to improve student testing in most provinces May 10, 2022

Testing Canadian K-12 Students: Regional Variability, Room for Improvement

Justin Trudeau a modern-day socialist? May 8, 2022

We give Canadians the facts they need to hold their governments accountable

Support for national dental care, pharmacare and $10-a-day daycare drops to 4-in-10 Canadians (or less) when tax increases are included, poll finds May 3, 2022

Polling Canadians’ Support for New Federal Government Programs

Raising an extra dollar of personal income tax revenue costs the Canadian economy $2.86 April 27, 2022

What Are the Economic Costs of Raising Revenue by the Canadian Federal Government?

Government policies discourage older Canadians from continuing to work April 21, 2022

Barriers to the Labour Force Participation of Older Workers in Canada

Medical wait times cost Canadian patients almost $4.1 billion in lost wages last year April 20, 2022

The Private Cost of Public Queues for Medically Necessary Care

Inflation in Canada—the causes, consequences and beneficiaries April 14, 2022

A Primer on Inflation

Saskatchewan second most attractive jurisdiction worldwide for mining investment; Quebec and Yukon also in global top 10 April 13, 2022

Annual Survey of Mining Companies, 2021

Ottawa can’t finance large spending programs by only taxing upper-income families, eventually middle class must also pay April 6, 2022

No Free Lunch for the 99 Per Cent: Estimating Revenue Effects from Taxes on Top Earners

Ontario can balance its budget this year by reducing spending by 4.8 per cent to 2015/16 levels April 5, 2022

Learning from Ontario’s Past: How Ontario Can Avoid Another Post-Recession Debt Binge

Standardized testing on the wane in Canada, limiting ability to assess classroom performance March 30, 2022

The Decline of Standardized Testing in Canada

Supreme Court decision may allow Indigenous groups outside Canada to claim rights inside Canada March 22, 2022

The SCOC and Transboundary Indigenous Rights Claims: Understanding the Implications of the 2021 Decision in Desautel

Size of government on the rise across Canada March 19, 2022

The Size of Government in Canada in 2019

Ottawa’s additional spending pre-COVID led to $160 billion in debt March 2, 2022

Ottawa’s Pattern of Excessive Spending and Persistent Deficits

Canada one of a few industrialized countries not to raise the age of eligibility for government retirement programs like OAS and GIS February 15, 2022

Age of Eligibility for Public Retirement Programs in the OECD 2022 Update

60% of lower-income families with children face higher federal personal income tax burden February 8, 2022

Impact of Federal Income Tax Changes on Canadian Families in the Bottom 20 Percent of Earners

80% of Ontario parents of kids in K-12 schools support standardized testing January 28, 2022

Strong Parental Support for Standardized Testing across Canada

86% of middle-class families face higher federal personal income tax burden January 20, 2022

Measuring the Impact of Federal Personal Income Tax Changes on Middle Income Canadian Families since 2015

Higher inflation and higher unemployment make Canada 6th most “miserable” country among 35 advanced economies January 18, 2022

Return of the Misery Index

10-years-to-save-the-climate is based on flawed forecasting and distracts from real solutions January 15, 2022

Is Climate Catastrophe Really 10 Years Away?

Job growth in GTA and Ottawa exceeds national average while the rest of the province lags January 9, 2022

Uneven Job creation in Ontario’s Urban Centres from 2008 to 2019

83% of world’s population live in countries where freedom declined December 26, 2021

When government limits the ability of people to move, assemble and speak freely, people are less able to lead the lives they want to live