In the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, commercial property tax rates were 2.2 times higher (on average) than residential rates.
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October 17, 2019
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July 30, 2019
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The laws of supply and demand apply to housing, like any other good.
February 5, 2019
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At 44.9 per cent, Burnaby’s heavy industry tax rates were more than 22 times higher than its residential tax rates.
August 24, 2016
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In a recent study, we tracked the total tax bill of the average Canadian family from 1961 to 2015.
July 28, 2016
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Long and uncertain approval timelines for building permits are helping slow growth of housing stock in Vancouver.
June 21, 2016
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First Nations bands with real property taxation bylaws perform significantly better than bands without.
June 10, 2014
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No one really thinks we should abolish all taxes. After all, how would governments fund important public services that form the foundation of our economy? Think of services like protecting property, building infrastructure, upholding the legal system, to name a few. The real debate is about the amount of taxes that governments extract from us given the services we get in return.