Richard Shillington
Contributing Researcher
Richard Shillington is the head of Tristat Resources and an Ottawa-based statistician whose research interests include poverty measurement, tax policy and the design of effective supports for low-income Canadians, particularly seniors. He has conducted research for more than 30 years.
Related Research Publications
June 18, 2017
The Brass Tax: Busting Myths About Overtaxed Canadians
This report looks at a key publication on taxation covered extensively by Canadian news media every year: The Fraser Institute’s annual “Tax Freedom Day.”
February 16, 2016
An Analysis of the Economic Circumstances of Canadian Seniors
This report analyzed the retirement savings of near-retirement Canadians ages 55 to 64 without a workplace pension.
March 18, 2015
The Big Split: Income Splitting’s Unequal Distribution of Benefits Across Canada
This report finds that nine out of 10 Canadian households (families with and without children and those living alone) would receive no benefit at all from the proposed tax policy.
