Tag: Federal Transfers
Who “Pays” and Who “Receives” in Confederation?
In both Canada and the United States, net fiscal transfers across jurisdictions are largely the result of differences in economic strength and demographics, not unequal treatment by the federal government.
“Final and Unalterable”—But Up for Negotiation: Federal-Provincial Transfers in Canada
Trevor Tombe, Canadian Tax Journal (2018; 66(4)) Dataset Unavailable Download Paper Paper Citation Tombe, Trevor (2018), ““Final and Unalterable”—But Up for Negotiation: Federal-Provincial Transfers in […]
A New Tool to Understand Equalization Payments in Canada
Canada’s equalization program is one of the most important federal transfers — and one of the most misunderstood. A new tool from Finances of the Nation opens the black box and understand how it works, how it doesn’t, and what the future might hold.