High marginal tax rates discourage productive economic activities such as work, savings, investment and entrepreneurship.
tax reform
March 19, 2018
11:24AM
Ottawa and many provincial governments have increased already uncompetitive personal income tax rates.
February 26, 2018
12:59PM
The taxman takes $17,800 in provincial taxes from the average Ontario family every year.
February 22, 2018
5:03AM
Prime Minister Trudeau has stated unequivocally that he won’t reduce Canadian taxes to remain competitive.
December 15, 2017
5:30AM
If you tax something less, you’ll likely get more of it.
December 14, 2017
9:32AM
The overall tax rate on new investment in the U.S. may fall to 18.6 per cent compared to 21.6 per cent in Canada.
October 24, 2017
10:58AM
As a share of GDP, business investment in Canada stands around 11 per cent.
October 10, 2017
5:00AM
When federal and provincial/local revenue shares are combined, the tax revenue-to-GDP ratio is close to 40 per cent.
August 21, 2017
11:55AM
The large gap in tax rates means there’s a strong incentive for those affected to respond.