Insights Archives | The Canadian Tax Observatory

Canada’s beloved First Home Savings Account has lost the plot. Maybe it’s time to rethink it

April 25, 2026

April 25, 2026InsightsFHSA

Broken Links: Poverty and the Limits of the Disability Tax Credit — Snapshot by Canadian Tax Observatory CEO Heather Scoffield

April 22, 2026

April 22, 2026Insightsdisability,poverty,disability tax credit

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Biggest First Home Savings Account beneficiaries are high-income Canadians who would likely have bought a home anyway: new report

April 14, 2026

April 14, 2026Insights,Newsinequality,real estate,investment,FHSA

Scattergun tax breaks are not the solution to our economic woes. Here’s where we should start

April 4, 2026

April 4, 2026Insightstaxes,scattergun tax breaks

A small group of Canadians are living it up. The rest of us are struggling. Welcome to the K-shaped economy

April 2, 2026

April 2, 2026Insightswealth,affordability

The CRA is still playing hardball over CERB payments — while larger tax questions go unanswered

March 21, 2026

March 21, 2026InsightsCRA,CERB payments

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Tax filing was supposed to be getting easier. That’s still a work in progress.

March 7, 2026

March 7, 2026Insightstax filing

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Rethinking Canada’s Tax System: What Works, What Doesn’t, What’s Next

February 24, 2026

February 24, 2026InsightsThe Canadian Club of Toronto

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Heather Scoffield talks the U.S. Federal Reserve on TVO’s The Rundown

February 2, 2026

February 2, 2026InsightsTVO,U.S. Federal Reserve

Three things Canadians should know about Carney’s new GST credit

January 28, 2026

January 28, 2026InsightsGST credit