Disability Supports and Employment Policy
Press Release The objective of this study, carried out in partnership with the Centre for Research on Work Disability Policy, was to explore access to disability supports and links to…
Salaries, pensions and benefits consumed majority of increased spending on public schools in Canada
Press Release October 6, 2016 TORONTO—Nearly 80 per cent of all increases in public school spending in Canada over the past decade went to salaries, pensions and benefits, finds a…
Immigration Will Help Alleviate Canada’s Aging Population Challenges, But Not Solve Them
Press Release Ottawa, October 6, 2016—Higher immigration levels can help soften the effects of an aging population on the Canadian economy. However, population growth alone will not completely offset the effects…
Employers Increasingly More Flexible When it Comes to Employee Time Off – The Conference Board of Canada
Press Release Ottawa, October 5, 2016—Today’s workforce is made up of a diverse group of Canadians from multiple generations and life stages. With this in mind, employers are offering a range…
CCPA: New study sheds light on most effective approach to basic income
Press Release October 5, 2016 OTTAWA—As Canadian governments, including the province of Ontario, move forward with basic income pilot projects, a Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) study reveals a…
Small Banks Losing Market Share, Reform Needed
Press Release Ottawa should consider new regulatory approaches to bolster the role of smaller financial institutions if it is to achieve its goals of enhancing quality, price and innovation in…
Red tape costs homebuilders twice as much in Toronto than Hamilton
Press Release October 4, 2016 TORONTO—The cost of complying with residential development regulations in Toronto is more than twice as expensive than in Hamilton, according to a survey of homebuilders…
Governments Urged to End Expensive Emissions-Reduction Policies
Press Release Toronto, October 4, 2016 — Canada’s biofuel policies have helped to reduced GHG emissions, but according to a new report from Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission, these reductions have come…
Canada’s Food Manufacturing Industry to See Record Profits in 2016 – The Conference Board of Canada
Press Release Ottawa, October 3, 2016—Despite a sluggish Canadian economy, the outlook for Canada’s food manufacturing industry is sunny thanks to the increasing global appetite for Canadian products from the U.S.…
Poor government policy, not foreign investors, exacerbating Canada’s house price crisis: MLI report by Sean Speer and Brian Lee Crowley
Press Release Government regulations are choking off land supply, making housing an unaffordable dream for many Canadians OTTAWA, Sept. 29, 2016 – Housing affordability has become one of the hottest…
