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TORONTO, Dec. 09, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Atlantic Canada’s labour market is catching up to the rest of the country, but still suffers higher unemployment and seasonality due to unnecessary...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Nov. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Due to a design flaw in Canada’s equalization program, “have not” provinces will receive $8.9 billion in overpayments by 2025/26, finds...

CALGARY, Alberta, Dec. 03, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alberta’s ability to raise own-source revenues—known as the province’s fiscal capacity—has shrunk substantially in the past six years. This...

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Dec. 03, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Economic weakness in Alberta and other “have” provinces is causing the gap between Canada’s richer and poorer provinces to shrink rapidly. If...

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, June 23, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As unemployment rates soar, Canada’s Employment Insurance (EI) program automatically becomes much more generous and accessible, which will add...

TORONTO, June 18, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canada’s equalization program is not designed to handle the dramatic fiscal changes among provinces happening today, finds a new study released today by...

CALGARY, Alberta, April 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- From 2014 to 2018, Alberta’s net contribution to federal finances was $94.9 billion, by far the largest contribution from any province during...

CALGARY, Alberta, Jan. 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Despite popular misconceptions, particularly in Central Canada, Alberta (or any province) can compel other provinces and the federal government to...

CALGARY, Alberta, Jan. 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Tuesday, Jan. 28, the Fraser Institute will release a new essay on Alberta, equalization and fiscal federalism The Alberta government is...

CALGARY, Alberta, Oct. 31, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Canada’s equalization program has cost taxpayers—including taxpayers in “have” provinces such as Alberta—$2.1 billion more in equalization...