Canadian Links

Government

• Bank of Canada

  • Canada's central bank responsible for monetary (interest rate) policy.

• Department of Finance​

  • Government department responsible for fiscal policy (taxes, spending, budgets).​

• POLTEXT website: Budget Speeches​

  • Has budget speeches delivered by ministers of finance (federal and provincial). Also has Auditor-General reports.

• Auditor-General of Canada​

  • Parliamentary officer that provides independent audits of government finances.​​

• Statistics Canada​

  • Government's national statistics office.​

• Other Federal Departments and Agencies

  • Government site with alphabetical list and links to all federal government departments and agencies.​

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Right-Leaning

• Fraser Institute

  • A prominent conservative-leaning think tank that promotes free market economics and other issues.​

• MacDonald-Laurier Institute

  • A prominent conservative-leaning think tank that promotes free market economics and conservative foreign policy.​

• Financial Post Comment Page

  • The business section of the National Post that discusses key economic issues from primarily fiscal conservative and libertarian perspectives.

• CD Howe Institute

  • A prominent conservative-leaning and pro-business think tank that focuses mainly on economic issues.​

• Canadian Taxpayers Federation

  • A prominent conservative advocacy group that promotes tax cuts and other conservative economic policies.

• Business Council of Canada 

  • A prominent business lobby group that focuses on economic and other issues (formerly known as Canadian Council of Chief Executives).​

• Canadian Chamber of Commerce

  • A prominent business lobby group that focuses on economic and other issues.​

• Canadian Federation of Independent Business

  • A prominent business lobby group that represents small and medium-sized businesses.​

• Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters Association

  • An industry association that has research and submissions on manufacturing and trade issues.​

• Coalition of Concerned Manufacturers and Businesses of Canada

  • A conservative-leaning pro-business advocacy group.​

• Institute for Liberal Studies

  • An conservative-leaning educational organization with background readings and lectures on free market economics and libertarian ideas.​​​

• Canada West Foundation

  • A conservative-leaning think tank that promotes free market economics related to economic, energy, and environmental issues.

• Frontier Centre for Public Policy

  • A conservative-leaning think tank that focuses on economic and orther issues.

• Montreal Economic Institute

  • A conservative-leaning think tank that promotes free market economics and other issues.​​

• Alberta Institute

  • A conservative-leaning think tank that promotes free market economics and other issues.

Centre/Mixed​

• TD Economics

  • TD Bank economics research.​

• Canada’s Public Policy Forum

  • A centrist/mixed think tank focused on economic and other issues.​

• Conference Board of Canada

  • A centrist/mixed think tank focused on economic and other issues.​

• Policy Options​

  • Institute for Research on Public Policy's online journal with useful short articles on Canadian public policy issues.​

• Smart Prosperity Institute​

  • A centrist think tank focused on economic and environmental issues.​

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Left-Leaning

• Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

  • Canada's most prominent left-leaning think tank that promotes interventionist policies related to economic, social, environmental, and trade policies.​

• Canadian Labour Congress

  • Canada's main trade union federation and advocacy group.​

• Unifor

  • The largest private sector union in Canada that represents workers in all major industries and that is politically active.

• Institute for Research on Public Policy

  • A centre-left think tank that conducts research on economic and social policy.​​​​​

• Council of Canadians

  • Long-standing progressive advocacy group focusing on economic and environmental policy.​

• Centre for the Study of Living Standards

  • An organization that researches trends in living standards and accordingly, drafts and proposes policies.​

• Caledon Institute

  • A left-leaning think tank that releases articles discussing social policies.​

• Socialist Action

  • A farther-left, socialist organization that advocates for labour rights, feminism, environmental laws, indigenous rights, etc.

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