page_title: C. D. Howe Institute
section_title: Research
hierarchical_section_title: C. D. Howe Institute / Research
caption_attribution_description: English: The C.D. Howe Institute's national offices at 67 Yonge Street, Toronto.
context_page_description: The C. D. Howe Institute is a Canadian nonprofit policy research organization in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Institute is supported by membership fees paid by corporations as well as individuals in the business, professional and academic fields. As a registered charity, membership fees are eligible for tax refunds from the government of Canada. It is located in the Trader's Bank Building in downtown Toronto.
  The institute publishes research that is national in scope and hosts events across Canada on a wide variety of issues in economic and social policy. As a non-profit, politically independent organization, its official mandate is to improve the standard of living for Canadians through public policy solutions.
context_section_description: The institute publishes over 60 research reports per year.
  Major areas of policy research are:
  Business Cycle
  Demographics and Immigration
  Education, Skills and Labour Market
  Energy and Natural Resources
  Financial Services and Regulation
  Fiscal and Tax Policy
  Health Policy
  Industry Regulation and Competition Policy
  Innovation and Business Growth
  Monetary Policy
  Public Governance and Accountability
  Public Investments and Infrastructure
  Retirement Saving and Income
  Trade and International Policy
caption: The C. D. Howe Institute's national offices at 67 Yonge Street, Toronto
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