Skilled trades workers – ranging from electricians to carpenters to welders – are a crucial component of the Canadian labour force. However, many employers report that there are shortages of skilled workers in these occupations.Federal and provincial governments have targeted many grant and...

Alberta and Ontario are leading the pack in innovation as measured by patents filed per capita, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Measuring Innovation in Canada: The Tale Told by Patent Applications,” authors Robbie Brydon, Nicholas Chesterley, Benjamin Dachis and...

A major cost of Canada's large government deficits from 1975 to 1996 was a substantial increase in Canada's foreign indebtedness. If the Ricardian equivalence proposition is not valid, an increase in the government deficit leads to an increase in Canada's international debts. The evidence,...