{"id":4096,"date":"2018-07-21T14:13:30","date_gmt":"2018-07-21T18:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cancea.ca\/?p=4096"},"modified":"2023-07-24T14:18:30","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T18:18:30","slug":"does-canadian-fiscal-federalism-work-for-everyone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cancea.ca\/index.php\/2018\/07\/21\/does-canadian-fiscal-federalism-work-for-everyone\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Canadian fiscal federalism work for everyone?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4096\" class=\"elementor elementor-4096\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2fe3cceb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2fe3cceb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3353a2d6\" data-id=\"3353a2d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57d177bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57d177bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Canada&#8217;s fiscal federalism, which has devolved authority and revenue responsibilities to provinces and territories, has been a topic of debate due to perceived unfairness. Traditional analytical methods have their limitations, lacking clear goals, focusing solely on provincial-level analysis, and being static. To address these issues, CANCEA utilized their Prosperity at Risk (PaR) model and the Needs Consumption Affordability Ratio (NCAR) to assess fiscal federalism in a new way.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NCAR measures a household&#8217;s ability to meet basic needs as a proportion of their discretionary income. The analysis shows that as federal-provincial transfers decrease, lower-income households in larger\/richer provinces benefit, while lower-income households in other provinces face increased pressure. Different scenarios, such as changes in transfers, tax revenue, and infrastructure spending, have varying impacts on NCARs.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The results suggest that the current fiscal federalism system has led to unequal treatment of households across provinces. Low-income households in some provinces effectively support those in other provinces, raising questions about fairness. However, achieving greater equalization would require significant changes in government policies and decentralization.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By providing a new analytical approach that focuses on individual households, this research sparks a conversation about the roles and responsibilities within the federation. It highlights the potential for restructuring fiscal federalism in a revenue-neutral manner to benefit many Canadian households.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The findings emphasize the need to address the disparities and inequalities within Canada&#8217;s fiscal federalism system. Collaborative efforts between federal and provincial governments should prioritize improving the prosperity of all Canadian households without solely relying on increased funding or constitutional changes.<\/span><\/p><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf20230 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cf20230\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\"><a class=\"elementor-button-link elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cancea.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/MOF-Does-Canadian-fiscal-federalism-work-for-everyone-Part-c-final.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\"><span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Download the Report<\/span><\/span> <\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Canada&#8217;s fiscal federalism, which has devolved authority and revenue responsibilities to provinces and territories, has been a topic of debate due to perceived unfairness. 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