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OECD Environmental Performance Reviews: Canada 2017

OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2017 - highlights by country

These notes present selected country highlights from the OECD Science, Technology and Industry Scoreboard 2017 with a specific focus on digital trends among all themes covered.

Preventing Ageing Unequally - Key findings for Canada

Selected findings for Canada from the report "Preventing Ageing Unequally"

Revenue Statistics 2016: Country highlights

This annual publication presents detailed country notes and internationally comparable tax data for all OECD countries from 1965 onwards.

Consumption Tax Trends 2016: Country highlights

This publication provides detailed country notes on Value Added Tax/Goods and Services Tax (VAT/GST) and excise duty rates in OECD member countries.

Strengthening competition in network sectors and the internal market in Canada

Canada’s productivity performance has lagged that of many other OECD countries, despite some improvement in recent years.

Boosting productivity through greater small business dynamism in Canada

Small business dynamism is a feature of an SME sector that contributes to overall productivity growth, not an end in itself.

The risks in Canada’s unusual housing market(s)

Local housing markets are presently highly disparate in Canada. While in most smaller localities real estate prices are fairly stable and not out of line with the fundamentals (incomes and rents), 10 of the 15 large Census Metropolitan Areas monitored by the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) show signs of overvaluation, and seven show moderate or strong evidence of overbuilding.

Overview of Health Policy in Canada

The growth rate in health spending per capita in Canada has slowed down markedly in recent years, being close to zero in real terms since 2011. Life expectancy in Canada is one year higher than the OECD average, but rising alcohol consumption and obesity rates are growing risk factors to health. Canada could further improve the quality of care in order to cope better with rising prevalence of chronic diseases.

Canada - Financing Democracy: Funding of Political Parties and Election Campaigns and the Risk of Policy Capture

This case study reviews the Canadian Elections Act, the primary legal framework for funding and oversight of political parties, candidates and campaigns. It also discusses role, mandate and practices of the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada, and the challenges presented going forward.