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Although the Investment Canada Act (ICA) is often criticized for leaving investors and the public in the dark on … government decisions regarding proposed foreign investments in Canada, nothing in the Conservative government's platform suggests … limited foreign investment in Canada since the Act came into force. However, the legislation should be made more open and …
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Homelessness in Alberta is overwhelmingly concentrated in Calgary and Edmonton, with almost two-thirds of total provincial shelter usage in the former. Calgary also experiences much greater fluctuations in shelter use. Three interconnected economic factors — the supply of rental...
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Ontario's new Harmonized Sales Tax applies to a broader base of consumer purchases than before, but it also removes some of the “hidden” taxes on business inputs. This paper offers a first look at how the change has affected consumer prices and the welfare of Ontario families. While consumer...
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While much of the developed world struggles with debt and chronically low growth, Canada, one of the best … citizens' voices and involvement. However, private sector expertise and capital could be just what is needed to ease Canada … tricky problems about overlapping jurisdictions and would, in some parts of the country, be a tough sell, but Canada has been …
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The future of the western industrialized economies, including Canada, depends on healthy and innovative high …, this paper serves as a much-needed corrective, offering policy makers clear guidance in securing Canada's economic future …
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Canada's income tax system aims to treat people in similar circumstances as equally as possible, it is certainly time to let …
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Until now, assessments of the scope of enterprises in Canada that are owned by government have placed Canada roughly in …, it becomes clear that the size of Canada's state-owned enterprise (SOE) sector is dramatically bigger than previously … on its own.But even this seriously understates the true scope of government-owned enterprise in Canada, since it does not …
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Provincial budgets may normally make for dry reading, but in Alberta's case, there is plenty of suspense lurking inside the pages — and that's not necessarily a good thing. Your average family may know certain things about balancing a budget: keeping spending roughly in line with income; not...
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