income taxes

8:53AM
Printer-friendly version
Honest discussion about taxes must include bill Canadian families pay

Since 1961, the average family’s tax bill has increased 180.3 per cent after adjusting for inflation.


8:44AM
Printer-friendly version
High-income earners pay disproportionate share of taxes despite Ottawa’s rhetoric

This year the top 20 per cent of income-earning families in Canada will pay 54.2 per cent of total taxes.


5:30AM
Printer-friendly version
June 23 is Balanced Budget Tax Freedom Day in Canada

Canadians should consider the $69.9 billion in combined federal and provincial deficits as deferred taxes.


1:30AM
Printer-friendly version
Government policy hurts Newfoundlanders and Labradorians with modest incomes

At $50,000 of income, residents in the province face the third-highest tax rate among 61 jurisdictions in North America.


1:30AM
Printer-friendly version
Canadian families face larger tax burden than last year

In 2024, the average Canadian family earning $147,570 will pay an estimated $65,766 in total taxes.


10:13AM
Printer-friendly version
Ontarians face some of the highest income tax rates in North America

An individual making C$50,000 per year faces a higher income tax rate in Ontario than in every U.S. state.


11:17AM
Printer-friendly version
Canadians face bigger tax burden than you think

According to polling data, 80 per cent of Canadians don’t want average families to pay more than 40 per cent of their income in taxes.


2:30AM
Printer-friendly version
Case for tax hikes much weaker than you think

The federal government raised the top income tax rate from 29 per cent to 33 per cent.


12:27PM
Printer-friendly version
Taxes consume more than 45% of household income for average Canadian family

Expenditures on housing comprise less than half of what the average family pays in taxes.