Canada’s tax system has a punitive impact on lower income families with children hoping to earn more money, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Softening the Bite: The Impact of Benefit Clawbacks on Low-Income Families and How to Reduce It,” authors Alex Laurin and...

Following the great recession, commentators drew attention to workers with little job security, no benefits and without access to full-time permanent work (Yalnizyan 2012, Van Alphen 2013). This discussion was amplified as millennials voiced their frustrations with poor job prospects amid slow...

As city-regions across Canada continue to grow, the need for some municipal services, such as mass transit, is shifting from a local to a regional basis. This transformation is giving rise to regional servicing challenges, placing greater pressure on city-regions and their municipalities to provide...

Canadian students from poor socio-economic backgrounds continue to be disadvantaged compared to students from more affluent backgrounds. Pathways to Education is a comprehensive support program for students from poor socio-economic backgrounds that started in Toronto and is now expanding across the...