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 Canadian family spent 42.6% of annual income on taxes—more than housing, food and clot September 1, 2020

Taxes versus the Necessities of Life: The Canadian Consumer Tax Index 2020 edition

$22.3 billion of Ottawa’s COVID spending potentially wasted due to a lack of targeting assista August 27, 2020

Federal Government Wasting Billions on Poorly Targeted Assistance

Equalization discourages natural resource development in “have-not” provinces August 25, 2020

Measuring the Equalization Clawback on Natural Resource Revenue in Have-Not Provinces

Annual health-care costs for typical Canadian family may eclipse $14,000 this year August 20, 2020

The Price of Public Healthcare, 2020

Families earning more than $60,000 per year now fall under new federal ‘poverty line’ August 18, 2020

A Critical Assessment of Canada’s Official Poverty Line

Existing problems in EI shouldn’t be forgotten as reforms considered August 13, 2020

The Issues Facing Canada’s Employment Insurance Program

Ontario hasn’t solved its electricity problems, just shifted them from consumers to taxpayers August 11, 2020

Ontario Government Perpetuates Poor Electricity Policy

Business investment in Canada propped up by housing in B.C. and Ontario; sharply declines in AB and July 28, 2020

Capital Investment in Canada's Provinces: A Provincial Report

American cities show that growing, prospering metropolitan areas can also be affordable to live in July 23, 2020

Changes in the Affordability of Housing in Canadian and American Cities, 2006–2016

Access to affordable, abundant energy could be key to COVID recovery July 21, 2020

Stimulating Economic Growth Through Abundant Energy.

Young Canadians living in high-income households eligible for nearly $12 billion in CERB payments July 16, 2020

CERB: Estimating the Number of Young People Eligible and Living with Parents

Repealing Ontario’s “temporary” income tax hike would boost economic activity with July 14, 2020

Repealing Ontario’s so-called temporary top tax rate hike is an easy way to boost economic activity and make the province more competitive

Canada’s comparatively weak intellectual property protections limit access to life-saving drug July 9, 2020

Biologics and Biosimilars: A Primer

Across all income levels, Canadians pay higher personal income taxes than Americans July 7, 2020

Canada’s Rising Personal Tax Rates and Falling Tax Competitiveness, 2020

International group of think tanks denounces China’s encroachment on Hong Kong in open letter July 3, 2020

20th century economist Joseph Schumpeter’s ideas can help Canada recover from recession July 2, 2020

Schumpeter’s key ideas including the importance of entrepreneurship to economic growth

Just 5 spending categories out of 34 account for more than 60% of total increase in federal spending June 30, 2020

Understanding where the federal government has increased spending is an important step in developing a plan back to sustainable finances,

Stimulus spending will not ‘kickstart’ economy, will increase government deficits and de June 25, 2020

Is Fiscal Stimulus an Effective Policy Response to a Recession?

Automatic increases in generosity of Canada’s Employment Insurance program will add to Ottawa& June 23, 2020

Extended Employment Insurance Now Open to All: Atlantic Canada’s Warning for Other Provinces

Equalization program can’t adapt to rapid fiscal changes among provinces June 18, 2020

Equalization and Stabilization post-recession: Is Canada ready?

Government workers across Canada receive 9.4% higher wages, on average, than comparable private-sect June 11, 2020

Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in Canada, 2020

Four-day work week possible by 2030 without sacrificing income, living standards June 3, 2020

Reducing the Workweek Through Improved Productivity

Ottawa spending 50% more per Canadian in 2020 than during the 2009 recession: $13,226 vs. $8,775 May 26, 2020

Deferring Federal Taxes: Illustrating the Deficit Using the GST

More Ontario high schools experienced declining performance in 2019 than improved May 24, 2020

Report Card on Ontario’s Secondary Schools 2020

Tax Freedom Day is May 19 - but there’s not much to celebrate May 19, 2020

Medical wait times cost Canadian patients more than $2 billion in lost wages before COVID-19 May 7, 2020

The Private Cost of Public Queues for Medically Necessary Care, 2020

Alberta’s net contribution to Ottawa—more than $94 billion—dwarfed contributions f April 28, 2020

“Canada cannot reach its full economic and fiscal potential unless Alberta is able to fulfill its own economic potential.”

Trudeau government increased national debt by more than $84 billion before COVID-19 April 15, 2020

What Would Chrétien’s Budget Rules Have Meant for Trudeau.

Fraser Institute’s ranking of Ontario elementary schools coming Sunday, March 15 March 15, 2020

The Report Card is a valuable tool for parents both as a source of objective data that they use when they are choosing a school for their children

Adding UN declaration on Indigenous peoples on top of Canadian law will lead to legal chaos March 10, 2020

Squaring the Circle: Adopting UNDRIP in Canada