====== C.D. Howe Institute ======

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The **C.D. Howe Institute** is a Canadian not-for-profit research organization based in [[canada:ontario:Toronto]], [[canada:Ontario]].

===== Activities =====

==== Publications ====

  * December 2022: [[https://web.archive.org/web/20221217022622/https://www.cdhowe.org/sites/default/files/2022-12/Commentary_634.pdf|Damage Averted: Estimating the Effects of COVID-19 vaccines on Hospitalizations, Mortality and Costs in Canada]]

===== Organization =====

==== Personnel ====

^  Board of Directors((//Annual Report 2021.// C.D. Howe Institute. Retrieved November 9, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20221109082150/https://www.cdhowe.org/sites/default/files/2022-09/2021_AR_English_0525_0.pdf))  ^^^
^ Name  ^ Position  ^ Affiliation(s)  ^
| [[Hugh MacKinnon]]  | Chair  | [[Bennett Jones]]  |
| [[Brian Levitt]]  | Vice-Chair  | [[TD Bank Group]]  |
| [[William Robson]]  | CEO  | C.D. Howe Institute  |
| [[Lydia Bugden]]  | Director  | [[Stewart McKelvey]]  |
| [[Scott Burns]]  | Director  | [[BURNCO Group of Companies]]  |
| [[Heather Chalmers]]  | Director  | [[General Electric]]  |
| [[Bert Clark]]  | Director  | [[Investment Management Corporation of Ontario]]  |
| [[Brad Corson]]  | Director  | [[Imperial Oil]]  |
| [[Hélène Desmarais]]  | Director  | [[Centre d'entreprises et d'innovation de Montréal]]  |
| [[Victor Dodig]]  | Director  | [[CIBC]]  |
| [[Rick Ekstein]]  | Director  | [[Phaze 3]]  |
| [[Heather Evans]]  | Director  | [[Canadian Tax Foundation]]  |
| [[Louis Gagnon]]  | Director  | [[Intact Financial]]  |
| [[Blake Goldring]]  | Director  | [[AGF Management]]  |
| [[Bruce Gordon]]  | Director  | [[Manulife]]  |
| [[Paul Hill]]  | Director  | [[Harvard Developments]]  |
| [[Brian Johnston]]  | Director  | -  |
| [[Anna Kennedy]]  | Director  | [[KingSett Capital]]  |
| [[Cyrus Madon]]  | Director  | [[Brookfield]]  |
| [[Ronald Mathison]]  | Director  | [[Matco Investments]]  |
| [[Marcia Moffatt]]  | Director  | [[BlackRock]]  |
| [[Gilles Ouellette]]  | Director  | [[BMO Financial Group]]  |
| [[Aaron Regent]]  | Director  | [[Magris Performance Materials]], [[Scotiabank]]  |
| [[Donald Reimer]]  | Director  | [[Reimer Express World Corp.]]  |
| [[Shirlzee Sharkey]]  | Director  | [[SE Health]]  |
| [[Stephen Smith]]  | Director  | [[First National Financial]]  |
| [[Jonathan Tétrault]]  | Director  | [[Sagard Holdings]]  |
| [[Leonard Waverman]]  | Director  | [[DeGroote School of Business]], [[McMaster University]]  |
| [[Alfred Wirth]]  | Director  | [[HNW Investments]]  |
^  Health Policy Council  ^^^
| [[Tom Closson]]  | Co-chair  | [[Tom Closson Consulting]], [[Ontario Hospital Association]] (former) |
| [[Brian Postl]]  | Co-chair  | [[University of Manitoba]]  |
| [[Mehmood Alibhai]]  | -  | [[pharmaceutical_companies:Boehringer Ingelheim]]  |
| [[Richard Alvarez]]  | -  | [[Richard Alvarez & Associates]]  |
| [[Lesia Babiak]]  | -  | [[pharmaceutical_companies:Johnson & Johnson]]  |
| [[Angela Behboodi]]  | -  | [[pharmaceutical_companies:Amgen]]  |
| [[Joseph Berger]]  | -  | [[McKesson]]  |
| [[Ake Blomquist]]  | -  | [[Carleton University]]  |
| [[Alain Boisvert]]  | -  | [[pharmaceutical_companies:Pharmascience]]  |
| [[Charles Brown]]  | -  | [[LifeLabs]]  |
| [[Vito Ciciretto]]  | -  | [[Dynacare]]  |
| [[Janet Davidson]]  | -  | [[Canadian Institute for Health Information]]  |
| [[Renato Discenza]]  | -  | [[HealthPRO Procurement Services]]  |
| [[David Dodge]]  | -  | [[Bennett Jones]]  |
| [[Christopher Donnelly]]  | -  | [[Manulife]]  |
| [[Donna Duncan]]  | -  | [[Ontario Long Term Care Association]]  |
| [[Will Falk]]  | -  | [[Think Research]]  |
| [[Stephen Frank]]  | -  | [[Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association]]  |
| [[Neil Fraser]]  | -  | [[medical_technology_companies:Medtronic]]  |
| [[Michael Green]]  | -  | [[Canada Health Infoway]]  |
| [[Sandra Hanna]]  | -  | [[Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada]]  |
| [[Jon Hantho]]  | -  | [[Canadian Back Institute]]  |
| [[Steven Hogue]]  | -  | [[pharmaceutical_companies:Pfizer]]  |
| [[Fred Horne]]  | -  | [[Horne and Associates]]  |
| [[Kathryn Hughes]]  | -  | [[TELUS Health]]  |
| [[Alok Kanti]]  | -  | [[pharmaceutical_companies:Bayer]]  |
| [[Jim Keon]]  | -  | [[Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association]]  |
| [[Mark Komlenic]]  | -  | [[Alberta Blue Cross]]  |
| [[Jeffrey Lozon]]  | -  | [[Lozon Associates]]  |
| [[Guy Legault]]  | -  | [[Conference for Advanced Life Underwriting]]  |
| [[Wendy Levinson]]  | -  | [[Choosing Wisely Canada]]  |
| [[Ryan Lock]]  | -  | [[pharmaceutical_companies:GlaxoSmithKline]]  |
| [[Cindy Maharaj]]  | -  | [[GE Healthcare]]  |
| [[Cassondra McCrory]]  | -  | [[pharmaceutical_companies:Roche]]  |
| [[David O'Toole]]  | -  | [[Canadian Institute for Health Information]]  |
| [[Christian Ouellet]]  | -  | [[pharmaceutical_companies:Novartis]]  |
| [[Michel Robidoux]]  | -  | [[pharmaceutical_companies:Sandoz]]  |
| [[Sharon Ryan]]  | -  | [[medical_technology_companies:Edwards Lifesciences]]  |
| [[Erik Sande]]  | -  | [[Medavie Health Services]]  |
| [[Shirlee Sharkey]]  | -  | [[SE Health]]  |
| [[Graham Sher]]  | -  | [[Canadian Blood Services]]  |
| [[Chelsea Smallwood]]  | -  | [[pharmaceutical_companies:BD]]  |
| [[Cam Vidler]]  | -  | [[Green Shield Canada]]  |
| [[Jocelyne Voisin]]  | -  | [[Health Canada]]  |
| [[David Walker]]  | -  | [[Queen's University]]  |
| [[Thomas Wellner]]  | -  | [[Revera]]  |
| [[Jennifer Zelmer]]  | -  | [[Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement]]  |
^  Contributors  ^^^
| [[Rosalie Wyonch]]  | Senior Policy Analyst  | -  |
| [[Tingting Zhang]]  | Junior Policy Analyst  | -  |

==== Donors ====

Donors to the institute include:((//Annual Report 2021.// C.D. Howe Institute. Retrieved November 9, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20221109082150/https://www.cdhowe.org/sites/default/files/2022-09/2021_AR_English_0525_0.pdf)) ((MacKinnon, H. L., & Robson, W. B. P. //Annual Report 2020.// C.D. Howe Institute. Retrieved November 9, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20221109192051/https://www.cdhowe.org/sites/default/files/2020_AR_English_web_0.pdf)) ((MacKinnon, H. L., & Robson, W. B. P. //Annual Report 2019.// C.D. Howe Institute. Retrieved November 9, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20221109192117/https://www.cdhowe.org/sites/default/files/2019%20AR_English.pdf)) ((MacKinnon, H. L., & Robson, W. B. P. //Annual Report 2017.// C.D. Howe Institute. Retrieved November 9, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20221109192109/https://www.cdhowe.org/sites/default/files/2022-04/2017%20AR_English_Final_web.pdf)) ((//Annual Report 2016.// C.D. Howe Institute. Retrieved November 9, 2022, from https://web.archive.org/web/20221109192123/https://www.cdhowe.org/sites/default/files/2022-04/2016%20AR_English_web_0.pdf))

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  * [[Accenture]]
  * [[Aimia]]
  * [[Alberta Electric System Operator]]
  * [[Alberta Investment Management Corporation]] (AIMCo)
  * [[Amazon]]
  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Amgen]]
  * [[Arthur J.E. Child Foundation]]
  * [[Aurea Foundation]]
  * [[Barrick Gold]]
  * [[BIOTECanada]]
  * [[BMO Financial Group]]
  * [[Borden Executive Search]]
  * [[Canada-Belgium Committee]]
  * [[Canada Company]]
  * [[Canada Health Infoway]]
  * [[Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation]]
  * [[Canada's Venture Capital and Private Equity Association]]
  * [[Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers]]
  * [[Canadian Bankers Association]]
  * [[Canadian Building Trades Unions]]
  * [[Canadian Chamber of Commerce]]
  * [[Canadian Energy Pipeline Association]]
  * [[Canadian Finance & Leasing Association]]
  * [[Canadian Institute for Health Information]]
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  * [[Canadian Steel Producers Association]]
  * [[Cerner]]
  * [[CIBC]]
  * [[CIRANO]]
  * [[Citi]]
  * [[Council of Ontario Universities]]
  * [[Crabtree Foundation]]
  * [[Dallas Chamber of Commerce]]
  * [[Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport]]
  * [[DBRS Morningstar]]
  * [[Deloitte]]
  * [[Dentons]]
  * [[Donner Canadian Foundation]]
  * [[Ed Najgebauer Foundation]]
  * [[Enbridge]]
  * [[Entertainment Software Association of Canada]]
  * [[Ford]]
  * [[Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce]]
  * [[Future Skills Centre]]
  * [[General Dynamics]]
  * [[General Electric]]
  * [[Genworth]]
  * [[GIV3]]
  * [[Grant Thornton]]
  * [[Hydro One Networks]]
  * [[IGM Financial]]
  * [[Independent Electricity System Operator]]
  * [[Intact Financial]]
  * [[Invesco]]
  * [[Investment Management Corporation of Ontario]] (IMCO)
  * [[Ivey Foundation]]
  * [[John Dobson Foundation]]
  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Johnson & Johnson]]
  * [[JPMorgan Chase]]
  * [[KPMG]]
  * [[Life Sciences Ontario]]
  * [[Lotte and John Hecht Memorial Foundation]]
  * [[Mastercard]]
  * [[Max Bell Foundation]]
  * [[NexJ Health]]
  * [[Norton Rose Fulbright]]
  * [[OFX]]
  * [[Ontario Construction Secretariat]]
  * [[Ontario Hospital Association]]
  * [[Ontario Long Term Care Association]]
  * [[OpenText]]
  * [[Petman Foundation]]
  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Pharmascience]]
  * [[Primerica]]
  * [[PSP Investments]]
  * [[Public Health Agency of Canada]]
  * [[St. Elizabeth Health]]
  * [[Tax-Filer Empowerment Canada]]
  * [[TELUS Health]]
  * [[Thomson Reuters]]
  * [[Toronto Financial District BIA]]
  * [[Toronto Regional Real Estate Board]]
  * [[Torys]]
  * [[Trottier Family Foundation]]
  * [[Walter & Maria Schroeder Foundation]]
  * [[Weston Family Foundation]]
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==== Members ====

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  * [[3M]]
  * [[3Sixty Public Affairs]]
  * [[Accenture]]
  * [[Advocis]]
  * [[AGF Management]]
  * [[Agnico-Eagle Mines]]
  * [[Aird & Berlis]]
  * [[Alberta Investment Management Corporation]]
  * [[Algoma Central]]
  * [[Amazon]]
  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Amgen]]
  * [[Appraisal Institute of Canada]]
  * [[Arthritis Society]]
  * [[Association of Canadian Pension Management]]
  * [[Association of Power Producers of Ontario]]
  * [[Assuris]]
  * [[ATCO]] 
  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Bayer]]
  * [[BC Pension Corporation]]
  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:BD]]
  * [[Bell]]
  * [[Bennett Jones]]
  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Biogen]]
  * [[Birch Hill Equity Partners]]
  * [[BlackRock]]
  * [[Blackstone]]
  * [[Blake, Cassels & Graydon]]
  * [[BMGI Group]]
  * [[BMO Financial Group]]
  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Boehringer Ingelheim]]
  * [[Bombardier]]
  * [[Borden Ladner Gervais]]
  * [[Boston Consulting Group]]
  * [[Brookfield]]
  * [[Brown Mills Klinck Prezioso]]
  * [[Bruce Power]]
  * [[BURNCO Group of Companies]]
  * [[Business Council of British Columbia]]
  * [[Business Council of Canada]]
  * [[Business Development Bank of Canada]]
  * [[Cadillac Fairview]]
  * [[Carleton University]]
  * [[CAAT Pension Plan]]
  * [[Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec]]
  * [[Calgary Real Estate Board]]
  * [[Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation]]
  * [[Canada Guaranty]]
  * [[Canada Life Assurance Company]]
  * [[Canada Overseas Investments]]
  * [[Canada Pension Plan Investment Board]]
  * [[Canada-Belgium Committee]]
  * [[Canadian Addiction Treatment Centre]]
  * [[Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers]]
  * [[Canadian Bankers Association]]
  * [[Canadian Blood Services]]
  * [[Canadian Business Growth Fund]]
  * [[Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships]]
  * [[Canadian Credit Union Association]]
  * [[Canadian Electricity Association]]
  * [[Canadian Finance & Leasing Association]]
  * [[Canadian Fuels Association]]
  * [[Canadian Gas Association]]
  * [[Canadian Generic Pharmaceutical Association]]
  * [[Canadian Institute for Health Information]]
  * [[Canadian Institute of Financial Planning]]
  * [[Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association]]
  * [[Canadian National Institute for the Blind]]
  * [[Canadian National Railway]]
  * [[Canadian Nuclear Association]]
  * [[Canadian Payroll Association]]
  * [[Canadian Real Estate Association]]
  * [[Canadian Tax Foundation]]
  * [[Canadian Tire]]
  * [[Canadian Trucking Alliance]]
  * [[Canadian Utilities Limited]]
  * [[Canadian Western Bank]]
  * [[Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association]]
  * [[Canadians for Clean Prosperity]]
  * [[Candor Investments]]
  * [[Capital One]]
  * [[Capital Power Corporation]]
  * [[Capitalize for Kids]]
  * [[CareerEdge]]
  * [[Cargill]]
  * [[CBI Health]]
  * [[Cenovus Energy]]
  * [[CEO Global Network]]
  * [[Ceridian]]
  * [[CFA Societies Canada]]
  * [[Chemistry Industry Association of Canada]]
  * [[CIBC]]
  * [[Cirque du Soleil]]
  * [[Clairvest Group]]
  * [[Clean Prosperity]]
  * [[Cogeco Communication]]
  * [[Concentra Bank]]
  * [[Conference for Advanced Life Underwriting]]
  * [[CPA Ontario]]
  * [[Credit Union Central Alberta]]
  * [[CST Consultants]]
  * [[Cumberland Private Wealth Management]]
  * [[DBRS]]
  * [[DeGroote School of Business]]
  * [[Deloitte]]
  * [[Desjardins]]
  * [[Donner Canadian Foundation]]
  * [[Dupont]]
  * [[Earnscliffe Strategies]]
  * [[EastLink]]
  * [[eBay]]
  * [[Economap]]
  * [[medical_technology_companies:Edwards Lifesciences]]
  * [[E-L Financial Corporation]]
  * [[Elevate Export Finance Corp.]]
  * [[EllisDon]]
  * [[Empire Communities]]
  * [[Enbridge]]
  * [[Entertainment Software Association of Canada]]
  * [[Equitable Bank]]
  * [[Ernst & Young]]
  * [[Export Development Canada]]
  * [[Fidelity]]
  * [[First National Financial]]
  * [[FleishmanHillard Highroad]]
  * [[Ford]]
  * [[Forest Products Association of Canada]]
  * [[FP Canada Research Foundation]]
  * [[General Electric]]
  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:GlaxoSmithKline]]
  * [[Goldman Sachs]]
  * [[Google]]
  * [[Greater Saskatoon Chamber of Commerce]]
  * [[Greater Toronto Airports Authority]]
  * [[Green Shield Canada]]
  * [[Grocery Foundation]]
  * [[GWN Capital Management]]
  * [[Gwyn Morgan & Patricia Trottier Foundation]]
  * [[H&R Block]]
  * [[H.H. Angus & Associates]]
  * [[Harvard Developments]]
  * [[Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan]]
  * [[Healthcare Supply Chain Network]]
  * [[HealthPRO Procurement Services]]
  * [[HEC Montréal]]
  * [[Hill+Knowlton Strategies]]
  * [[Home Trust Company]]
  * [[Honda]]
  * [[Hugessen Consulting]]
  * [[Human Resources Professionals Association]] (HRPA)
  * [[Hydro One Networks]]
  * [[IBM]]
  * [[ICICI Bank]]
  * [[Imperial Oil]]
  * [[Independent Electricity System Operator]]
  * [[Innovative Medicines Canada]]
  * [[Insurance Brokers Association of Canada]] (IBAC)
  * [[Insurance Bureau of Canada]]
  * [[Intact Financial]]
  * [[Intuit]]
  * [[Investment Funds Institute of Canada]]
  * [[Investment Industry Association of Canada]]
  * [[Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada]]
  * [[Investment Management Corporation of Ontario]]
  * [[ITCAN]]
  * [[Jackman Foundation]]
  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Johnson & Johnson]]
  * [[JPMorgan Chase]]
  * [[JTI-Macdonald]]
  * [[JUUL Labs]]
  * [[Kids Help Phone]]
  * [[KingSett Capital]]
  * [[Kinross Gold]]
  * [[KPMG]]
  * [[Maclab Development Group]] 
  * [[Maclab Properties Group]]
  * [[Magris Performance Materials]]
  * [[Manulife]]
  * [[Market Surveillance Administrator]]
  * [[Mastercard]]
  * [[Mattamy Asset Management]]
  * [[Mattamy Homes]]
  * [[Max Bell Foundation]]
  * [[McCain Foods]]
  * [[McCarthy Tétrault]]
  * [[McKesson]]
  * [[McKinsey & Company]]
  * [[McMaster University]]
  * [[McMillan]]
  * [[MD Physician Services]]
  * [[Medavie Health]]
  * [[Medcan Health Management]]
  * [[Medisys HealthGroup]]
  * [[Medtech Canada]]
  * [[Mercure Conseil]]
  * [[Meridian Credit Union]]
  * [[Metrolinx]]
  * [[MindBeacon Group]]
  * [[MITACS]]
  * [[Moodys Tax]]
  * [[Morgan Meighen & Associates]]
  * [[National Association of Career Colleges]]
  * [[National Bank of Canada]]
  * [[Normandin Beaudry]]
  * [[Northeastern University]]
  * [[NOVA Chemicals]]
  * [[Nutrien]]
  * [[Oak Hill Financial]]
  * [[OMERS]]
  * [[Ontario Dental Association]]
  * [[Ontario Long Term Care Association]]
  * [[Ontario Medical Association]]
  * [[Ontario Power Generation]]
  * [[Ontario Real Estate Association]]
  * [[Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan]]
  * [[Ontario Trillium Foundation]]
  * [[OPTrust]]
  * [[Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt]]
  * [[Parkland Corporation]]
  * [[Payments Canada]]
  * [[Persis Holdings]]
  * [[PetalMD]]
  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Pfizer]]
  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Pharmascience]]
  * [[Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America]] (PhRMA)
  * [[Polytechnics Canada]]
  * [[Power Corporation of Canada]]
  * [[PricewaterhouseCoopers]]
  * [[Property and Casualty Insurance Compensation Corporation]]
  * [[Public Sector Pension Investment Board]]
  * [[Pumpkin]]
  * [[Queen’s University]]
  * [[Randstad]]
  * [[RBC (Royal Bank of Canada)]]
  * [[Repsol]]
  * [[Residential and Civil Construction Alliance of Ontario]]
  * [[Revera]]
  * [[pharmaceutical_companies:Roche]]
  * [[Rogers Communications]]
  * [[Rothmans, Benson & Hedges]]
  * [[Sagard Holdings]]
  * [[Sagen]]
  * [[SAS Institute]]
  * [[Scotiabank]]
  * [[SE Health]]
  * [[Seymour Management Consulting]]
  * [[Shaw Communications]]
  * [[Shell]]
  * [[SNC Lavalin]]
  * [[Summa Strategies Canada]]
  * [[Summerhill Capital Management]]
  * [[Sun Life Financial]]
  * [[Suncor Energy]]
  * [[Surrey Board of Trade]]
  * [[Sussex Strategy Group]]
  * [[TAO Group Holdings]]
  * [[TC Energy]]
  * [[TD Bank Group]]
  * [[Teck Resources]]
  * [[TELUS]]
  * [[Terrestrial Energy]]
  * [[TMX Group]]
  * [[Torkin Manes]]
  * [[Toronto Finance International]]
  * [[Toronto Leadership Centre]]
  * [[Toronto Region Board of Trade]]
  * [[Torys]]
  * [[Toyota]]
  * [[TransAlta]]
  * [[Uber]]
  * [[University of Alberta]]
  * [[University of British Columbia]]
  * [[University of Calgary]]
  * [[University of Manitoba]]
  * [[University of Toronto]]
  * [[University of Western Ontario]]
  * [[Urban Development Institute]]
  * [[Vancouver City Savings Credit Union]]
  * [[Vanguard]]
  * [[Visa]]
  * [[Weston Forest]]
  * [[Wilfrid Laurier University]]
  * [[Willis Towers Watson]]
  * [[Wolf Midstream]]
  * [[Woodbridge Company]]
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===== External links =====

  * [[https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/c-d-howe-institute/|White Rose Wiki]]