Reports

Testing platforms through fiscal credibility: A summary of the 2021 platforms of the Liberal Party of Canada (LPC), Conservative Party of Canada (CPC), and New Democratic Party (NDP). (Sept 2021)

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Assessing the efficacy of instruments for the delivery of rural broadband.
(April 2021)

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Funding First Nations child and family services (FNCFS): A performance budget approach to well-being
(July 2020)

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Emergency funding for COVID-19: Responses and support to Indigenous Peoples
(May 2020; No. 19004)

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Assessing the sustainability of the Federal Government's Public Service Pension Fund
(September 2019; No. 19002)

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Health Care Costs: A Challenge for Canadian Governments
(September 2019; No. 19003

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Early Childhood Development among First Nations: The Case for Early Intervention
(July 2019; No. 19001)

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Enabling First Nations Children to Thrive
(December 2018)

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Decomposing Provincial-Canada Yield Spreads: Does Fiscal Discipline Matter?
(August 2018; No. 18007)

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National Pharmacare in Canada: Choosing a Path Forward
(July 2018; No. 18006)

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From Suds to Buds: Canadian Premiers Need to Make Internal Trade an Immediate Priority
(June 2018; No. 18005)

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Inspire Democracy: A Summary of Proceedings and Participant Consultations
(May 2018, revised from April 2018; No. 18004)

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Assessing the reasonableness of the estimates of the fiscal plan underlying the 2018 election platform of the Ontario New Democratic Party (Ontario NDP)
(April 2018)

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Ending Homelessness: A Summary of Proceedings
(March 2018; No. 18003)

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Budget Spending Blackbox: Building a Bottom-Up Federal Expense Forecast
(February 2018; No. 18002)

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Survey of First Nations Child Welfare Agencies across Canada: Budgets, Operations, and Outputs
(January 2018; No. 18001)

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Canada and the US: Sub-National Governments and Canadian Interests
(December 2017; No. 17017)

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Assessing the reasonableness of the estimates of the fiscal plan underlying the 2018 election platform of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (Ontario PC)
(November 2017)

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Fiscal Sustainability Report 2017
(November 2017, revised from November 2017; No. 17016)

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Canada JOLTS: Shedding Light on Labour Market Flows in Canada
(October 2017, revised from September 2017; No. 17015)

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Canadian Economic Forecast: Canada's Economy Is Flying High but Growth Will Ultimately Migrate South
(September 2017; No. 17014)

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Federal Fiscal Forecast: In Forecasting as in Life, All Good Things Must Come to an End
(September 2017; No. 17013)

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Community Benefits Agreements: Empowering Communities to Maximize Returns on Public Infrastructure Investments
(July 2017; No. 17011)

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Infrastructure Investment and Planning
(May 2017; No. IIP-EN)

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Role of the Parliamentary Budget Officer: Recommendations to Amend the 2017 Budget Implementation Act
(April 2017; No. 17010)

The IFSD has compiled a reading list on independent fiscal institutions. Click here to consult it. An evaluation of IFIs can be read here.

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CHT and the Federation
(April 2017; No. 17009)

Analyses of Ontario, Quebec (in English and in French), New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Manitoba, British Columbia, Prince Edward Island, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Newfoundland and Labrador are also available. 

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Forecasts: Canadian Fiscal and Economic Forecasts series
(March 2017; No. 17008; Vol. 3)

In this issue: Federal Fiscal Forecast: An Improved Outlook, but Deficits Persist for the Foreseeable Future Click here to read this report in English.

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Skills and Innovation: Where's the money?
(March 2017; No. 17007)

To see the mapping chart in which a list of current program activities related to innovation and skills development and training is compiled, click here.

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Forecasts: Canadian Fiscal and Economic Forecasts series
(February 2017; No. 17005; Vol. 2)

In this issue: Federal Fiscal Forecast: Things should get better before they get worse.

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CHT Conundrum: Ontario Case Study
(February 2017; No. 17004)

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Skills and Innovation: A Summary of Proceedings
(January 2017; No. 17003)

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