Founded 2014 Focus Fiscal policy | Founded at Canada | |
Type Non profit organization Key people Christopher Ragan
Preston Manning
Jean Charest | ||
Canada's Ecofiscal Commission is an independent economics organization formed in 2014 by a group of Canadian economists from across the country. Chaired by McGill University economist Christopher Ragan, the group seeks to broaden the discussion of environmental pricing reform beyond the academic sphere and into the realm of practical policy application.
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Policies
The Commission focuses on three major policy streams (Climate and Energy, Water, and Livable Cities). Key areas of research and policy include:
Reports
In 2015, the Commission released three reports on the subject of provincial carbon-pricing in Canada—making a case for subnational carbon pricing policy, laying out principles for an effective cap-and-trade policy in Ontario, and explaining carbon competitiveness, respectively. In 2015, the Commission also release a report on the subject of congestion pricing, making the case for pilot projects in four Canadian cities: Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Montreal. In 2016, the Commission release two more reports on carbon pricing. The first was on different methods of revenue recycling, and the second on comparing stringency. And in the fall of 2016 the Commission released a report on biofuels.
Advisory Board
Composed of Canadian leaders in industry, the environment, and across the political spectrum, the Commission’s Advisory Board provide guidance, and diverse perspectives on how to design practical ecofiscal policies for Canada’s unique context.
Advisors include: