We are an independent non-profit devoted to helping people and policymakers understand the tax system. Through research, public education and collaboration, our goal is to advance a tax system that promotes economic growth, shared prosperity and tax fairness.
A snapshot of new disability research
The good news is: the government has recognized that the process was not working properly and wants to do something about it. The bad news, however, is it’s just not enough to resolve the persistent poverty found among people with disabilities.
The Productivity Mega Deduction: the benefits, the risks and the many outstanding questions
Calling it a “deduction” understates the scale of the change. Here’s an explainer and analysis by the Observatory’s senior economist Jean-François Ruel
Like Céline Dion, Mark Carney is basking in France’s warm embrace — but the hard work starts now
Prime Minister Mark Carney is having a Celine Dion moment. Like the singer, Carney was in his happy place recently, that political arena where he knows everyone in the room, values align and trade barriers are the same as they’ve ever been. He is building a framework of intentions.
The Fair and Accountable Canadian Taxation (FACT) Partnership is a new collaboration bringing together academics and public policy practitioners to inform and deepen Canada’s discussions about fair taxation.
Researchers at the University of Calgary, Carleton University and Universite de Sherbrooke are working with the Canadian Tax Observatory and Social Capital Partners to produce and share rigorous research and accessible evidence on the fairness and accountability of Canada’s tax system.
The three-year collaboration is partly funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. Our first package of material proposes a new framework to evaluate the full value of changes in the tax system.
Broken Links II: Pinpointing Barriers. Improving Access. Reducing Poverty.
Broken Links II brings together two new reports on the Disability Tax Credit. The first maps 10 barriers that stop people from completing their application; the second models how automatic eligibility could lift up to 53,000 people out of poverty.
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