We draw attention to, and begin to consider the implications of, the severe restrictions on emigration by Canadians to the United States introduced under the US Immigration Act of 1965. These restrictions came into effect in 1968 and lasted until mobility began to increase to some extent under...

The likely distributive effects of imposing annual net worth taxes or capital transfer taxes in Canada are analyzed. The conceptual basis of such an exercise is discussed. Calculations of possible short-run impacts of an annual wealth tax on income and wealth distribution are then performed....