Canada’s Equalization Formula: Peering Inside the Black Box.. and Beyond

Ontario only started receiving equalization payments, for the first time in its history, in 2009. As soon as Ontario slipped into that “have-not” status, the federal government imposed a cap on the growth of equalization payouts. That led to substantial federal savings, but has cost Ontario and oth...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jim Feehan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Calgary 2014-09-01
Series:The School of Public Policy Publications
Online Access:https://dev.journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/sppp/article/view/42479