Quebec has a shortage of workers.
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Thankfully, there’s another way to meet the challenge of a staffing shortage: increasing productivity. In 2021, the most recent year for which the data are available, Quebec’s average productivity was $54.50 per hour worked. In Ontario, productivity averaged $59.40, while the Canadian average was $61.50.
While Quebec’s productivity lag dates back to the start of Confederation, we shouldn’t be fatalistic about it. Ontario workers themselves have nothing on Quebec workers. We’re paying the price today for their failings, with lower incomes and living standards than our fellow Canadians and a heavier tax burden for a comparable basket of services.Article content
For instance, a 2010 study looking at 85 countries, including developing countries, found a “consistent and large adverse effect of corporate taxes on both investment and entrepreneurship.”
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