Statistics Canada is sometimes unfairly blamed for decisions made pursuant to budget cuts and to political direction, most notably in the decision to replace the…

It is argued that eligibility for OAS/GIS discourages older Canadians from remaining in the workforce, and that we need to keep them working to avoid…

No. Of course not. Even if the government waves around scary large increases in nominal dollar terms. As has been widely reported, the most recent OAS…

Table 1: OAS/GIS Contributions to the Income of Seniors (2006)   OAS OAS / GIS / Allowance       Age 66 26% 34% Age…

Probability of Survival to Age 75           Men 64.6%   Bottom Quintile 50.1%   Top Quintile 72.8%        …

Raising the age of eligibility for Old Age Security/Guaranteed Income Supplement (OAS/GIS) benefits is the worst possible way to deal with the retirement income security…

The CLC today celebrated Corporate Tax Freedom Day – defined as the day on which corporations have paid their share of all government taxes.  It…

Further to my earlier post on this topic, whether or not we are or will soon be experiencing labour and skills shortages is a question of critical…

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Amidst the plethora of media reports on “payroll tax” increases for 2012, there was little mention of increases in benefits. For example, the Toronto Sun, cued by…

As is well known, the youth unemployment rate remains high, and well above average. It stood at 14.1% in November or more than double the…

The Harper government is set to cut spending on public services and social programs in the name of deficit reduction, but implemented mainly to increase…