The Crown-Indigenous relationship is integral to Canada’s economic future. Significant gaps in income, health, housing and economic opportunity between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians remain.

Sheila is currently the Chair of the International Standards Organization (ISO) Technical Committee that oversees the 14000 environmental management standards. She also sits on the boards of the ...

The C.D. Howe Institute Immigration Targets Council is comprised of leading academics and policy experts who provide independent recommendations on Canada’s immigration-level targets and the design of ...

The United States trade surpluses with Canada in autos, other finished manufactured goods such as machinery, and services such as tourism, all shrank in 2025, reflecting the costs to US industry of ...

Citation Drummond, Don, and Sinclair, Duncan, and Jillian Gratton. 2022. Troubles in Canada’s Health Workforce: The Why, the Where, and the Way Out of Shortages ...

The C.D. Howe Institute is a registered charity and an independent not-for-profit research institute whose mission is to raise Canadians’ living standards by fostering economically sound public ...

Citation Mahboubi, Parisa, and Tingting Zhang. 2024. Harnessing Immigrant Talent: Reducing Overqualification and Strengthening the Immigration System. ###. Toronto: C ...

In response to the ongoing trade dispute with the US, Ottawa announced $7.5 billion in business and worker relief. It is useful to examine how much fiscal room Canadian governments have to expand debt ...

Foreign direct investment in Canada reached $93.6 billion in 2025, the highest level since 2007. However, nearly half came through mergers and acquisitions ($43.6 billion), which in most cases does ...

Citation Benjamin Dachis. 2023. Buyers Beware: The Cost of Barriers to Building Housing in Canadian Cities. ###. Toronto: C.D. Howe Institute. Page Title: Buyers Beware: The Cost of Barriers to ...

Page Title: Federal Expenditure Review: Welcome, But Flawed – C.D. Howe Institute The federal government’s “comprehensive spending review” is a misnomer. Its narrow focus and carve outs limit the ...

Recent employment data for tariff-exposed industries like motor vehicle and parts manufacturing demonstrates the importance of CUSMA to Canadian businesses. Motor vehicle and parts manufacturing ...