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New tax measures, and changes to existing ones, will begin affecting Canadians in 2024. But tax experts say the effects on most individuals are likely to be minor, unless they’re high-income earners.

Despite highlighting the role of investors in artificially increasing the cost of housing across Canada, “Housing Hell,” Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre’s mini-documentary on the housing crisis, ends up proposing measures that will further enrich the same property developers and investors that already own a massive chunk of the country’s housing stock.

Explore our comprehensive 2024 Economic Outlook, delving into the global and Canadian economies ongoing adjustments to COVID-19 and war impacts. Uncover insights on persistent inflation, restrictive monetary conditions, and the legacy of high debts. Learn how demographic ageing, climate change, and digitalization are reshaping economies, requiring significant public and private investments. This article provides in-depth analysis and forecasts on near-term prospects, structural challenges, and s...

Rob Morrison tackles carbon tax, Teck Coal sale to Glencore in year-end interview

Rob Morrison tackles carbon tax, Teck Coal sale to Glencore in year-end interview

Rob Morrison tackles carbon tax, Teck Coal sale to Glencore in year-end interview

Following several years of lively public discussion, two high-profile consultations and the introduction of several “interim amendments” to the Competition Act in 2022,1 the federal government has now tabled two new bills Bill C-56 and Bill C-59 which, together, would introduce the most significant reforms to Canadian competition policy in several decades.

The federal government has announced it will delay plans to launch the Canada Innovation Corporation (CIC) until after the next scheduled federal election.

Canada will soon have an employee ownership trust (EOT) regime.

There's only one problem with Ottawa's messaging about saving money: the feds aren't actually saving money, the Canadian Taxpayers Federation claims.