Research & Policy
A growing collection of policy work and research — our own submissions alongside studies and frameworks from institutions exploring early ownership, long-term capital, and the changing economy.
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Each entry links out to the original source. Items marked Compound Canada are published by us; others are independent work we consider relevant to the case for early, universal participation.
Compound Canada's most recent pre-budget submission to the Department of Finance Canada, with two recommendations: appropriate federal tax treatment to enable launch, and a universal $1,000 retirement-purpose seed for every eligible child at birth.
Read on compoundcanada.ca →Compound Canada's pre-budget submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance, setting out a phased, private-sector approach to seeding every eligible Canadian child with a long-term account using existing regulated infrastructure.
ourcommons.ca ↗A framework examining how advances in AI could reshape work and the distribution of economic gains. Relevant to the case for giving people a durable stake in the economy early — a central reason we believe ownership matters now.
anthropic.com ↗A Future of Work and Learning brief examining where Canada stands on AI adoption and skills, and what it will take for workers to adapt as the technology spreads. Relevant context for why an early economic stake matters as work changes.
cwf.ca ↗Bank of Canada staff research on how AI is beginning to reshape productivity, employment and wages — including early signs of weaker entry-level hiring in the most exposed occupations. Staff research; views are the authors' own, not official Bank positions.
bankofcanada.ca ↗A peer-reviewed methodology, developed at the University of British Columbia, for measuring how federal and provincial budgets allocate revenue and spending across age groups — quantifying the gap between what Canada invests early in life and later.
gensqueeze.ca ↗Official Statistics Canada analysis comparing the income, assets, debt and net worth of younger generations against those that came before — data underpinning the case that the financial runway for young Canadians has narrowed over time.
statcan.gc.ca ↗