Research

Author: Ben Eisen Government workers in Ontario enjoy a 10.9 per cent wage premium compared to similar private-sector workers.Read more about Ontario government should understand wage premium enjoyed by public-sector workersTags: public sector compensationpublic sector employeespublic compensationgovernment salaries Read More – The Fraser Institute

Authors: Alex WhalenJake Fuss The province’s net debt will reach a projected $3.2 billion by 2025/26.Read more about P.E.I. government delivers modest tax relief but fiscal clouds loom largeTags: PEI debtpei spendingpei budgetdebt and deficit Read More – The Fraser Institute

Authors: Ben EisenAlex Whalen The province’s unemployment rate remained significantly above the national average throughout the entire 2010s.Read more about P.E.I. lags behind most other provinces on employment income and other key metricsTags: prince edward islandprince edward island budgetPEI debtpei spending Read More – The Fraser Institute

Authors: Bacchus BaruaMackenzie Moir The median wait between specialist visit to treatment in the province exceeded what physicians consider reasonable by more than one month.Read more about B.C.’s cross-border cancer care initiative—necessary, bold and hypocriticalTags: cancer treatmentwaiting for treatmentwaiting for health carecost of waiting for treatmenthealth care spending Read More – The Fraser Institute

Author: Jake Fuss Federal debt interest costs will reach a forecasted $43.9 billion in 2023/24.Read more about Government debt interest costs rising across CanadaTags: federal debtfederal government debtdebt interestdebt interest payments Read More – The Fraser Institute

Author: Ben Eisen The province’s median income increased by just 5.4 per cent—less than half the overall growth rate across Canada.Read more about Ontario’s economic decline hurting household incomesTags: ontario economyontario incomeeconomic growthontario’s financesontario jobs Read More – The Fraser Institute

Authors: Jake FussAlex Whalen Residents in the region pay some of the highest tax rates on personal income, goods and services.Read more about Atlantic Canadians feel overtaxed—and believe governments are underdeliveringTags: atlantic canada economyatlantic canadaatlantic canada prosperityatlantic canada debt Read More – The Fraser Institute

Authors: Bacchus BaruaMackenzie Moir Patients in the province could expect to wait 25.8 weeks (on average) between a specialist referral and receipt of treatment.Read more about Courts deal another blow to B.C. patients waiting for health care Tags: bc health carewaiting for health carebc hospitalswaiting for treatmenthealthcare performance Read More – The Fraser Institute

Authors: Mackenzie MoirBacchus Barua Dutch residents must purchase a standard insurance package from one of several private insurers.Read more about Understanding universal health care, Part 4: Cost-Sharing for Patients in the NetherlandsTags: universal health carehealthcare performancehealth care performancecost-sharing Read More – The Fraser Institute

Authors: Julio MejíaElmira Aliakbari Investment in the oil and gas sector fell from $76 billion in 2014 to $29 billion in 2022.Read more about U.S. states more attractive to energy investment than Canadian provinces including AlbertaTags: bill c-69Bill C-48oil productionenergy investmentenergy regulationenvironmental regulation Read More – The Fraser Institute

Authors: Ben EisenSteve Lafleur Southwestern Ontario’s two largest cities went from the top third to the bottom third for median income in Canada.Read more about Income numbers tell tale of economic decline in Windsor and London Tags: average incomesontario incomeontario economyontario businesses Read More – The Fraser Institute