Empowering Workers
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Housing Costs and Labour since the 1970s
There exists a number of indices that look at the price of housing by deflating the nominal dollar price of a house by the consumer price index (CPI) to get…
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A Green Entrepreneurial State as Solution to Climate Federalism
This paper argues that Canada should look beyond “market-based” climate strategies to resolve climate federalist challenges. A policy mix more targeted towards specific technology systems can tailor approaches to Canada’s…
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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. The results are startling — and explain why seniors' poverty is set to…
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Behind the Headlines: Who’s Really Benefiting from Higher TFSA Limits?
This study carefully examines the available data on Tax Free Savings Accounts to gain deeper insights into the true distributional impacts of the 2015 hike to contribution limits.
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The Big Split: Income Splitting’s Unequal Distribution of Benefits Across Canada
The majority of Canadian families with children under 18 would get no benefit at all from the Conservatives’ income splitting scheme, despite this group being the express target of the…
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Double Trouble: The Case Against Expanding Tax-Free Savings Accounts
This study finds that no case—on either economic or equity grounds— can be found for unconditional doubling of Tax Free Savings Account contribution limits.
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The Wealth Gap: Perceptions and Misconceptions in Canada
Canadians vastly underestimate how skewed the distribution of wealth actually is and think there should be a much more equitable distribution. Meanwhile, a large majority of Canadians believe income inequality…
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Haves and Have-Nots: Deep and Persistent Wealth Inequality in Canada
The growing income share of the richest 1% is top of mind for many academics and public policymakers. Looking at wealth as a measure of inequality, however, provides a view…
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Union Communities, Healthy Communities: The New Attack on Unions and its Threat to Shared Prosperity in Canada
Unions continue to play a major role in making Canada a more equal and democratic society. Canadian unions are relatively strong partly because of the stronger tradition of “social unionism”…
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Towards a More Equal Canada
This synthesis paper shows why inequality matters, sets out the facts on growing inequality, summarizes some of its key causes, and concludes with ideas about how we can build a…