Canada

Canada is a country in the northern part of North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering 9.98 million square kilometres (3.85 million square miles), making it the world's second-largest country by total area. Its southern and western border with the United States, stretching 8,891 kilometres (5,525 mi), is the world's longest bi-national land border. Canada's capital is Ottawa, and its three largest metropolitan areas are Toronto, Montreal, and Vancouver. Various Indigenous peoples inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years before European colonization. Beginning …

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IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 18 July 2024 English

The Scaling Urban Nature-based Solutions for Climate Adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa (SUNCASA) project aims to enhance climate resilience, gender equality and social inclusion, and biodiversity protection in urban communities in …

with USD 22 million in funding from Global Affairs Canada through the Partnering for the Climate Program


Fraser Institute · 18 July 2024 English

The federal government has set a GHG emissions reduction target of at least 40% below 2005 levels by 2030, equivalent to 38.5% below 2022 levels. This report examines proposed policies …

700 per worker annually • reduce employment in Canada by 164,000 jobs “This poorly-designed plan, which


Fraser Institute · 18 July 2024 English

The federal government has set a GHG emissions reduction target of at least 40% below 2005 levels by 2030, equivalent to 38.5% below 2022 levels. This report examines proposed policies …

(ECCC, 2022, herein the “ERP”) the Government of Canada has committed to the target of reducing greenhouse of the main drivers of GHG emissions growth in Canada and the scale of changes needed to reach the 2026 $7 billion, the latter being the portion of the Canada Growth Fund (ECCC, 2023a: 88) earmarked to provide with major cost implications (Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, 2024). Neither the ERP nor the PR such a small number as to be practically zero. Canada is only responsible for about 1.5% of global GHG


Mackenzie Institute · 17 July 2024 English

New dress instructions for Canadian Armed Forces members go into effect today, reversing an overhaul...


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 17 July 2024 English

IISD provides insights on aspects of World Trade Organization (WTO) members' plastics that have created friction with trading partners and suggests recommendations for the adoption of such policies in the …

IISD is a registered charitable organization in Canada and has 501(c)(3) status in the United States project funding from governments inside and outside Canada, United Nations agencies, foundations, the private 111 Lombard Avenue, Suite 325 Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada R3B 0T4 Tel: +1 (204) 958-7700 Website: iisd.org policy measures were the United States (eight), Canada (six), the European Union (four), Mexico (four) and Trinidad and Tobago. 3 Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, China, Chinese Taipei, Dominican Republic


Fraser Institute · 16 July 2024 English

federal spending to increase substantially, resulting in persistent deficits and rising debt.   Canada also maintains markedly uncompetitive personal income taxes relative to many other advanced economy Canada’s ability to attract and retain highly skilled workers, entrepreneurs, and business owners. Canada must make meaningful policy reforms by pursuing reductions in both federal spending and tax rates

co-author of A New Federal Fiscal Framework for Canada. Specifically, if the government implemented this


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 16 July 2024 English

This policy brief explores the implications of the 15% global minimum tax on special economic zones, offering comprehensive guidance for governments to reform tax incentives and ensure these zones attract …

IISD is a registered charitable organization in Canada and has 501(c)(3) status in the United States project funding from governments inside and outside Canada, United Nations agencies, foundations, the private 111 Lombard Avenue, Suite 325 Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada R3B 0T4 Tel: +1 (204) 958-7700 Website: iisd.org Lombard Avenue, Suite 325 Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada R3B 0T4 Tel: +1 (204) 958-7700 Website: www


Fraser Institute · 16 July 2024 English

federal spending to increase substantially, resulting in persistent deficits and rising debt.   Canada also maintains markedly uncompetitive personal income taxes relative to many other advanced economy Canada’s ability to attract and retain highly skilled workers, entrepreneurs, and business owners. Canada must make meaningful policy reforms by pursuing reductions in both federal spending and tax rates

2024 A New Federal Fiscal Framework for Canada Jake Fuss and Grady MunroJuly 2024 • Fraser Institute Institute A New Federal Fiscal Framework for Canada By Jake Fuss and Grady Munrofraserinstitute.org Contents resulting in persistent deficits and rising debt. • Canada also maintains markedly uncompetitive personal workers, entrepreneurs, and business owners. • Canada must make meaningful policy reforms by pursuing same for at least the next five fiscal years (Canada, Department of Finance, 2024). Of particular concern


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 16 July 2024 English

A group of 90 World Trade Organization (WTO) members are negotiating a new global agreement on e-commerce rules at the WTO. After close to 7 years of discussions, they are …

IISD is a registered charitable organization in Canada and has 501(c)(3) status in the United States project funding from governments inside and outside Canada, United Nations agencies, foundations, the private 111 Lombard Avenue, Suite 325 Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada R3B 0T4 Tel: +1 (204) 958-7700 Website: iisd.org Lombard Avenue, Suite 325 Winnipeg, Manitoba Canada R3B 0T4 Tel: +1 (204) 958-7700 Website: www


DDN: Dundurn Press · 16 July 2024 English

As Udonwa grows, her hidden family history changes her forever.Let me tell you a story. It’s about a war. This war is not the type fought with guns and machetes. …

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