Worse Than It Looks: The True Burden and Risks of Federal Employee Pension Plans

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The federal government has been spending freely lately. While it has advertised rapid increases in spending as positive, various fiscal pressures-growing debt and interest payments, pressure to get tax rates down, and the greater need of provinces and territories for revenue-will eventually require Ottawa to rein it in. That task will require tackling the cost of federal employees, which has been rising rapidly. Total compensation per employee jumped by nearly 5 percent per year

“…7 Estimated following the methods found in Robson and Laurin (2016) and prior annual C.D Howe Institute valuations of federal government pensions.…”

Section: Ensuring Competitive Employee Compensationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Premium Compensation: The Ballooning Cost of Federal Government Employees

Laurin¹,

Robson²

2017

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Unequal Access: Making Sense of EI Eligibility Rules and How to Improve Them

Gray

Busby²

2016

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Changing the Channel on Canadian Communications Regulation

Dachis¹,

Schwanen²

2016

In stitut C.D. HOWE In stitute commentary NO. 451 Changing the Channel on Canadian Communications Regulation Canada's communications sector is set to undergo major policy reform. The federal government should replace ineffective Canadian content regulations with direct subsidies, introduce more legal and economic rigour in regulatory hearings, and eliminate ownership restrictions on communications companies and wireless spectrum.