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:

Toronto has a 40% higher property crime rate than New York March 17, 2025

Comparing Recent Crime Trends in Canada and the US

Reduce airport-related fees and allow competition from foreign airlines to lower sky-high airfares for Canadians March 13, 2025

Clearing the Runway: Reforms to Enhance Air Travel Competition

Tax burden per Ontarian increasing to $9,406 this year; higher than under previous government March 11, 2025

Pro-Growth Options for Shrinking the Tax Burden in Ontario.

Today’s policymakers should learn lessons from Chrétien’s historic 1995 federal budget March 6, 2025

30th Anniversary of the 1995 Budget: Lessons to Improve Canada’s Federal Finances Today

Nova Scotia and New Brunswick sitting on billions of dollars in undeveloped shale gas potential February 27, 2025

Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are sitting on significant natural gas reserves worth hundreds of billions, but bans on hydraulic fracturing and regulatory challenges prevent their development

Federal government could save $10.7 billion this fiscal year by eliminating eight ineffective spending programs February 25, 2025

Identifying Potential Savings from Specific Reductions to Federal Government Spending

Meeting Ottawa’s new housing target will require more than $300 billion in additional financing every year until 2030 February 21, 2025

Canada Needs to Save Much More to Finance an Ambitious Investment Agenda

Thunder Bay is Ontario’s most-dangerous urban area; violent crime rate more than twice as high as Toronto February 13, 2025

Comparing Recent Crime Trends in Canada and the US: Urban Areas.

Canada must build 840 solar-power stations or 16 nuclear power plants to meet Ottawa’s 2050 emission-reduction target February 11, 2025

Rapid Decarbonization of Electricity and Future Supply Constraints

Ottawa’s “Net Zero” emission-reduction plan will cost Canadian workers $8,000 annually by 2050 January 30, 2025

Canada’s Path to Net Zero by 2050: Darkness at the End of the Tunnel

Alberta’s Danielle Smith ranks highest among sitting premiers for fiscal management; BC’s Eby and NFLD’s Furey rank lowest January 23, 2025

Measuring the Fiscal Performance of Canada's Premiers.

Federal government should prioritize immigrants with STEM qualifications and language skills January 15, 2025

Insights To Guide Immigration Policy

Proposed federal tax hike would make Canada’s top capital gains tax rate among the highest of 37 advanced countries January 14, 2025

Canada’s Waning Competitiveness on Capital Gains Taxes

New Fraser Institute rankings of Ontario secondary schools out today January 7, 2025

Report Card on Ontario’s Secondary Schools

87.4% of world’s population experienced a decline in freedom from 2020 to 2022 December 17, 2024

“The evidence is clear—on average, freer people lead happier, healthier and wealthier lives"

Canada’s median health-care wait time hits 30 weeks—longest ever recorded December 12, 2024

Waiting Your Turn: Wait Times for Health Care in Canada, 2024

Canadian generosity hits lowest point in 20 years December 10, 2024

Generosity in Canada: The 2024 Generosity Index

Alberta freest Canadian province, ranks 12th among all North American states and provinces; most other provinces in bottom half of ranking December 5, 2024

Economic Freedom of North America Report

Hiring by the federal government in excess of population growth cost taxpayers $7.5 billion in 2022/23 December 3, 2024

Growing Government Workforce Puts Pressure on Federal Finances

Canada’s violent crime rate 14.0% higher than U.S. in 2022, and rising; property crime rate 27.5% higher November 27, 2024

Comparing Recent Crime Trends in Canada and the United States: An Introduction

Canada has fewer doctors, hospital beds, MRIs and among longest wait times than other countries with universal health care November 26, 2024

Comparing Performance of Universal Health Care Countries, 2024

Federal Indigenous spending almost tripled to projected $32 billion—but modest improvement in Indigenous living standards due to unrelated federal child benefit November 22, 2024

An Avalanche of Money: The Federal Government’s Policies Toward First Nations

Ontario recorded lowest GDP per-person growth nationwide from 2000-2022, now it’s Canada’s economic laggard November 13, 2024

A Tale of Two Provinces: Economic and Fiscal Performance of Ontario and Quebec in the 21st Century

7-in-10 provinces had combined government debt burdens that exceeded the size of their entire economies in 2022, curbing economic growth November 7, 2024

The Effect of Government Debt on Economic Growth in the Canadian Provinces

Ottawa’s plan to decarbonize Canada’s electricity by 2035 not feasible and would require equivalent of 23 Site C hydroelectric dams October 29, 2024

Implications of Decarbonizing Canada’s Electricity Grid

Employment in Ontario’s government sector more than triple the growth rate of the private sector 2019-2023: 14.6% vs. 4.8% October 22, 2024

Economic Recovery in Canada before and after COVID: Job Growth in the Government and Private Sectors.

Canadians have less economic freedom today than they did in late-1970s due partly to growth of government October 16, 2024

Economic Freedom of the World

Reforming Canada’s business taxes could improve investment crisis and raise living standards October 10, 2024

Boosting Canada’s Competitiveness by Reforming Business Taxation.

Wages and salaries 19 per cent lower in Ontario compared to Michigan October 3, 2024

Our Incomes Are Falling Behind: Earnings in the Canadian Provinces and U.S. States, 2010-2022

96% of television news coverage of Ottawa’s child care, dental care and pharma care programs failed to report on costs September 26, 2024

Media Coverage of Federal Spending Announcements on Child Care, Pharma Care, and Dental Care