The economic gap between provinces has shrunk yet equalization payments have continued to increase.
economic stabilization program
December 10, 2020
10:59AM
The Trudeau government raised the cap from $60 per person to $170.
September 8, 2020
11:50AM
There are an estimated 177,700 CERB-eligible spouses living in households with at least $100,000 in income.
August 6, 2020
10:18AM
The rest of the country may not be willing to subsidize Atlantic Canadian seasonal workers like in the past.
June 19, 2020
9:41AM
Alberta became eligible for stabilization payments in 2015/16 and 2016/2017.
June 18, 2020
10:12AM
The fiscal capacity gap between “have” and "have-not" provinces has shrunk from 27 per cent to 6 per cent.
April 28, 2020
10:51AM
The federal deficit this year will reach an estimated $184.2 billion.
April 3, 2020
12:31PM
The auditor general noted there were 3.8 million more social insurance numbers for Canadians 20 years and older than actual people in that age group.
March 27, 2020
4:03PM
High regulatory and severance costs alongside legislative uncertainty will exacerbate an already bad situation.