This paper analyses a survey undertaken by the polling firm CROP between the 20th and the 31st of January 2005. The 21 questions presented in this study concern the Quebec population's perception of fiscal issues. Several issues are examined such as budgetary choices and fiscal administration as...

This paper analyses two questions of a survey undertaken by the polling firm CROP between the 20th and 31st of January 2005. The questions presented in this paper on polling concern Quebec's perception of fiscal imbalance. Fiscal imbalance is the idea that the federal government disposes of too...

French Abstract: Ceux qui épargnent en vue de la retraite profiteraient de plus de flexibilité et de sécurité financière grâce à une période de report plus longue pour leurs prestations de la sécurité de la vieillesse (PSV), du Régime de rentes du Québec (RRQ), et du Régime de...

This paper explores how education and access to middle class are intertwined in Quebec

This study compares Quebec's tax effort with that of the other Canadian provinces. The results show that the tax effort is higher in Quebec than in any other Canadian province. In the first section, the authors expose the global situation that currently prevails in Quebec. In the second section,...

This report was generated in the framework of consultations by the Expert Panel on Equalization and Territorial Formula Financing. The study first presents a brief history of equalization and the evolution of its main parameters. The principal issues are discussed next, in particular the...

This paper investigates the work incentives aspect of the new tax credit called Prime au travail introduced by the Quebec government in January 2005. The problem of work incentives is discussed and a review of the literature pertaining to the American, English and French experiences in this...

Sorry, not available La présente publication cherche à illustrer l'évolution récente de la charge fiscale des particuliers québécois en utilisant la méthodologie développée par l'Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques (OCDE) dans son étude intitulée : Les...

This report was generated in the framework of consultations by the Subcommittee on Fiscal Imbalance of the House of Commons' Standing Committee on Finance. In the first instance, this study describes the various arguments used by the federal government and the provinces to substantiate or refute...