All Reports
Chasing China: Why an economic agreement with China is necessary for Canada’s continued prosperity
Executive Summary China is Integral to Canada’s Economic Strategy With a GDP more than six times that of Canada’s and growth that is three times faster than Canada’s, China is quickly becoming the world’s largest economy. Although Canada has been […]
An Agenda for corporate tax reform in Canada
Overview: No Cause for Complacency Canada’s corporate tax system has become far more competitive with other countries over the past 15 years. But we are now at risk of falling behind again. Some provinces have eroded earlier gains by raising […]
Annual Report 2014/2015
ABOUT THE CCCEThe Canadian Council of Chief Executives (CCCE) is a not-forprofit, non-partisan organization composed of the CEOs of Canada’s leading enterprises. The CCCE engages in an active program of research, consultation and advocacy on issues of national importance to […]
The virtuous cycle: why large firms should nurture young entrepreneurs
Introduction Entrepreneurs drive Canadian prosperity. Creative, hard-working and imaginative, they captain 98 percent of all small and medium businesses in Canada. These same businesses create almost half of net new jobs, generating nearly a third of our GDP and producing […]
Accenture: Increasing the return on talent development for Canadian companies
Canadian companies have an opportunity to pioneer new ways to improve business outcomes from training expenditures. In the end, it’s not only about how much you spend on training; it is the results you get from that spend. This report, […]
Career ready: towards a national strategy for the mobilization of Canadian potential
Executive Summary Jobs paranoia is widespread in Canada. Elementary pupils are coming home after receiving the “job talk” from their teachers, typically emphasizing the importance of getting good grades so they can get into a high-quality university – rarely a […]
Second Annual Total Tax Contribution Survey
Executive Summary The purpose of the survey is to show the tax contribution of large businesses to public finances in Canada and provide insight into the complexity of the tax system. The Total Tax Contribution survey of CEO Council members […]
Compete to win: the Wilson panel report six years later
Executive Summary In 2007, in response to a growing national debate over whether Canada’s economic base was being “hollowed out” by foreign takeovers, the federal government established the Competition Policy Review Panel, led by respected business executive L.R. (Red) Wilson. […]
Made in North America: a new agenda to sharpen our competitive edge
Summary A closer economic relationship among the three sovereign nations of North America – Canada, Mexico and the United States – is a powerful and compelling idea. The Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement and its successor, the North American Free Trade […]
I love you, please change: universities and their relationships
Introduction “To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” Ralph Waldo Emerson “I love you, please change” – those two little phrases nobody wants to hear together. In personal […]