Dreams and Realities on the Home Front: Canadians’ Call for Government Action on Housing Affordability
Key Findings Overall, a strong majority of respondents from both the BC Lower Mainland and the GTHA want to see the federal government get back into building housing (80%), with...
Canadian Grocery Profitability: Inflation, Wages and Financialization
Veuillez cliquer ici pour la version française du rapport. Executive Summary This report examines the Canadian grocery industry to better understand what is driving retail profit growth, and as a...
Beyond Simply Building More: Policy Options for Combatting the Financialization of Housing in Ontario
Photo by Narciso Arellano on Unsplash As the Ontario government begins to undertake the task of addressing housing affordability in the province, it is important to consider both long-term and...
Tax Fairness, Public Policy & Politics in Canada
In July 2021 the Broadbent Institute and the Professional Institute for the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada commissioned Abacus Data to conduct a national public opinion survey...
Broadbent Institute Tax Index
Accelerated by the pandemic, Canada’s income gap is at an all-time high. So, it's time to take stock of who's not paying their fair share. From tax dodging and loopholes,...
Addressing Economic Racism in Canada’s Pandemic Response and Recovery
In the beginning of the pandemic, COVID-19 was said to be “the great equalizer”, impacting people across all walks of life. Now, well-documented racial health inequities for COVID-19 have proven...
Resources: Exploring Basic Income
The unprecedented scale of job instability loss during the pandemic has reignited interest in providing Canadians with a basic income. Proposals range widely from a universal benefit to one offered...
Report: Basic Income Guarantee--A social democratic framework
Our report seeks to clarify the problem that a basic income might solve, and outline principles to guide policy development from a social-democratic perspective. The speed and scale of job...
The Case for a Wealth Tax in Canada
We need progressive tax reform to ensure that the burden of the pandemic is fairly shared. A recent Abacus Data poll found that most Canadians agree that the fiscal burden...
Filthy Five: Canada's Tax Loopholes Part Two
The 'Filthy Five' Tax Loopholes: Status Report In 2018, the Broadbent Institute identified the five worst tax loopholes in Canada’s tax system. Little has been done to address these loopholes,...
