Ottawa should cash in part of its $3 billion stake in major sea ports by bringing in private investors, finds a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Casting Off: How Ottawa Can Maximize the Value of Canada's Major Ports and Benefit Taxpayers,” author Steven Robins suggests that major...

The cost of federal employees has risen rapidly, with total compensation per employee jumping nearly 5% per year on average over the past decade, says a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Premium Compensation: The Ballooning Cost of Federal Government Employees,” authors Alexandre...

Cities across Canada should sell their electricity distribution companies and invest the proceeds in critical municipal infrastructure, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Surge Capacity: Selling City-owned Electricity Distributors to Meet Broader Municipal Infrastructure...

Business investment per worker in Canada is at its worst level compared to the United States in more than a quarter century, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Equipment Failure: Feeble Business Investment Costs Canadians their Competitive Edge,” authors William B.P. Robson,...

The C.D. Howe Institute is embarking on a series of publications on Canada's infrastructure policies, including electricity, airports, water, and an infrastructure bank. Below is a timely first look at airports.Ottawa should sell its stakes in Canada's major airports to better serve travellers...

March 2, 2017, Promoting Innovation and Efficiency by Streamlining Competition Reviews. It is time for Ottawa to reform its merger review process to ensure that Canada is actively promoting efficiencies and innovation, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “Promoting Innovation and...

Canada's greying workforce will spell big fiscal trouble for future taxpayers, according to a new C.D. Howe Institute report. In “The Fiscal Implications of Canadians' Working Longer,” authors William Robson, Colin Busby, and Aaron Jacobs find that demographic change is squeezing the budgets...

Canada's workforce has experienced a troubling slide in literacy and numeracy skills, despite higher levels of education and improvements in learning technology, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Talkin' ‘Bout My Generation: More Educated, But Less Skilled...

While controversy swirls around the federal government's small business tax reform proposals, Ottawa has a significant opportunity to open a rich vein of wealth for Canada's charitable sector and simultaneously increase tax planning options for owners of private company shares and real estate,...

Consumers would likely enjoy lower power bills if provincial governments welcomed more private investment in electricity utilities, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Adding More Juice: How Private Investors can Improve the Performance of Provincial Power Assets,”...