Revenue Effects of Tax Rate Increases on High-income Earners spotlights the federal government’s top personal income tax rate increase (from 29 per cent to 33 per cent), which took effect in 2016. And compares the effects of the tax increase on federal government revenue based on two scenarios—if there were no behavioural responses from taxpayers and if taxpayers responded by changing their behaviour.

The Report Card on Alberta’s Elementary Schools 2019 ranks 852 public, separate, francophone, independent and charter schools based on seven academic indicators derived from provincewide test results. The report card provides parents with information they can’t easily get anywhere else: In addition to five years of academic results, the report card shows which schools are improving or falling behind.

This year Tax Freedom Day falls on June 14. Tax Freedom Day measures the total yearly tax burden imposed on Canadian families by all levels of government: If you had to pay all your taxes up front, you’d give government every dollar you earned before June 14. This year, the average Canadian family (with two or more people) will pay $52,675 in total taxes, or 44.7 per cent of its annual income.