The Centre for Civic Engagement

Canada’s business formation has stagnated, placing it 17th among 22 advanced economies. Comparing Estonia, Singapore, Ireland, Israel and France, the study concludes that competitive taxes, simpler regulation and stronger product-market competition matter more than fragmented subsidies. It calls for coordinated federal-provincial reforms to boost entrepreneurship, investment and firm growth nationwide.

This study argues that a decade of higher, more complex and less predictable Canadian taxes has weakened investment, productivity and talent retention. It recommends comprehensive, revenue-conscious reform: lower personal and corporate rates, higher top-bracket thresholds, immediate capital expensing, capital-gains rollover relief, fewer subsidies and credits, and broader, efficient consumption taxation.

Using nearly two decades of Statistics Canada court data, this study finds criminal cases take substantially longer and increasingly end without determinations of guilt or innocence. The study highlights especially high stay and withdrawal rates for violent offences, questions the Jordan trial-delay framework, and calls Canada’s justice system increasingly deeply ineffective.

This study argues that Canada can execute its nation-building agenda despite fiscal restraint by strengthening state capacity rather than expanding government. It recommends federal priorities, collaborative governance across provinces, municipalities, Indigenous communities and business, digital public-service modernization, automation and AI, and streamlined defence procurement to improve coordination, productivity, trust and delivery.