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

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New report finds more than 50 countries increased restrictions on women’s economic rights from March 5, 2020

Women's Economic Rights—What's Changed and Why Does It Matter?

Chrétien government’s historic 1995 budget restored sound fiscal policies in Ottawa; a st February 27, 2020

The Budget That Changed Canada

Canadian jurisdictions drop out of top 10 most attractive places for mining investment February 25, 2020

Geologic attractiveness (minerals and metals) and government policies that encourage or deter exploration and investment

This year the Ontario government will spend more on debt interest costs than on post-secondary educa February 19, 2020

Interest Costs and their Growing Burden on Canadians

Fracking generally safe, includes manageable risks, can help reduce GHG emissions February 13, 2020

Managing the Risks of Hydraulic Fracturing, 2020

Only 9% of Ontario’s job-creation happened outside GTA and Ottawa since 2008 February 6, 2020

Uneven Recovery: Job Creation in Ontario’s Urban Centres between 2008 and 2018

Justin Trudeau only prime minister in more than a century to increase per-person debt without facing February 4, 2020

Examining Federal Debt in Canada by Prime Ministers Since Confederation, 2020

Any province—including Alberta—has ability to mandate constitutional negotiations on equ January 28, 2020

Refining Alberta’s Equalization Gambit

Top 10% of income-earners earned 34% of Canada’s total income—yet paid more than 54% of January 23, 2020

Should Upper-Income Canadians Pay More Income Tax?

Canada remains only high-income universal health-care country to eschew private medical insurance January 21, 2020

Canada’s combined federal-provincial debt will reach $1.5 trillion in 2019/20, Ontario debt hi January 16, 2020

The Growing Debt Burden for Canadians

The Essential Milton Friedman January 15, 2020

Trudeau government spending hits all-time high, including years of war and recession January 7, 2020

Prime Ministers and Government Spending, 2020

Much of the sensationalism about CEO compensation based on myths and misperceptions January 3, 2020

The Truth about CEO and Worker Compensation

Amount Canadians donate to charity at a 20-year low December 19, 2019

Generosity in Canada and the United States: The 2019 Generosity Index

Living standards declining in nearly one in five First Nation communities in Canada December 17, 2019

Gaining Ground, Losing Ground: First Nations’ Community Well-Being in the 21st Century

Spending on public schools in Ontario increasing faster than national average December 12, 2019

Education Spending in Public Schools in Canada, 2020 Edition

Canada’s health-care wait times eclipsed 20 weeks in 2019; second-longest wait ever recorded December 10, 2019

Waiting Your Turn: Wait Times for Health Care in Canada, 2019

Government employees in Ontario paid 10.3 per cent higher wages than comparable private-sector worke November 28, 2019

Comparing Government and Private Sector Compensation in Ontario

Texas more than twice as attractive for oil and gas investment than Alberta November 14, 2019

Canada-US Energy Sector Competitiveness Survey

Electricity costs for Ontario residents keep increasing despite government subsidy November 5, 2019

The Ontario Government’s Electricity Policies 2018-2019: How They Are Failing and How to Fix Them

‘Have-not’ provinces received $2.1 billion more in equalization payments due to program October 31, 2019

Why is Equalization Still Growing?

Commercial property tax rate in Toronto nearly four times higher than residential rate with little r October 17, 2019

Who Bears the Burden of Property Taxes in Canada’s Largest Metropolitan Areas?

One percentage point increase in economic growth would increase Canada’s per person income by October 10, 2019

The Costs of Slow Economic Growth

‘Buy local’ food less safe—with limited environmental benefits October 8, 2019

The Myths of Local Food Policy: Lessons from the economic and social history of the food system

Despite high health-care spending, Canada ranks last on number of hospital beds, wait times October 3, 2019

Comparing Performance of Universal Health Care Countries, 2019

Among four largest provinces, Ontario has smallest high school class sizes but lowest student test s October 1, 2019

Secondary school class sizes and student performance in Canada

Ontario lost nearly 170,000 manufacturing jobs since 2007; Michigan added 47,000 above pre-recession September 26, 2019

The Power of Comprehensive Policy Reform: Lessons for Ontario from Michigan

Policymakers must consider automatic policy responses to recessions—EI benefits increased by n September 19, 2019

Fiscal Policy and Recessions: A Primer on Automatic Stabilizers

Annual health-care costs for typical Canadian family eclipse $13,000 this year August 8, 2019

The Price of Public Health Care Insurance, 2019