The Economic Freedom of the World 2015 report uses data from 2013 (the most recent year available) to rank jurisdictions based on their levels of economic freedom (measured in size of government, taxation, regulation, rule of law, etc.).

Enrolments and Education Spending in Public Schools in Canada points out how an overall increase in education spending has taken place despite a decline in student enrolment. The study finds that public school enrolment declined by 4.9 per cent—from about 5.3 million students to a just over 5 million between 2003-04 and 2012-13. In aggregate, Canada increased education spending in public schools by $13.8 billion from 2003-04 to 2012-13 more than was necessary to account for enrolment and price changes. If per student spending in public schools had remained constant over this period, the aggregate amount of education spending in public schools in 2012-13 would have been 22.8% lower.

Canadian Consumer Tax Index, tracks the total tax bill of the average Canadian family from 1961 to 2014, taking into account both the visible and hidden taxes that families pay to all levels of government (including income taxes, payroll taxes, sales taxes, property taxes, health taxes, fuel taxes, alcohol taxes, and more). It finds that, in 2014, the average Canadian family earned $79,010 and paid $33,272 in total taxes compared to $28,887 on food, clothing and shelter combined.