Provincial Economic Freedom in Canada 1981-1998

Part 1: Component Ratings

I. Government
Operations and
Regulations

II. Takings and
Discriminatory
Taxation

III.
Interprovincial
Trade

IV. Labour
Market
Regulation

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(a)

(b)

(a)

1981

Alberta

10

8

6

10

9

10

0

10

2

9

10

British Columbia

9

6

6

9

8

4

1

6

4

3

7

Manitoba

6

4

6

6

9

1

6

6

4

8

5

New Brunswick

3

0

6

2

7

2

7

4

4

4

1

Newfoundland

4

2

6

2

0

2

6

0

4

0

0

Nova Scotia

3

6

6

4

6

2

2

4

4

2

2

Ontario

9

8

6

9

10

4

6

4

4

4

7

Prince Edward Island

0

10

6

0

7

3

8

2

6

7

0

Quebec

5

2

6

4

6

0

4

4

2

2

3

Saskatchewan

8

6

6

9

7

2

6

6

4

10

6

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(a)

(b)

(a)

1985

Alberta

9

6

6

10

6

4

0

10

3

8

10

British Columbia

7

4

6

9

8

2

5

6

4

4

8

Manitoba

5

4

6

7

8

0

8

6

4

8

6

New Brunswick

3

2

6

2

7

1

7

0

4

3

4

Newfoundland

3

2

6

4

0

1

8

0

5

0

2

Nova Scotia

5

6

6

5

8

1

2

2

5

2

5

Ontario

9

6

6

9

9

3

7

4

4

5

8

Prince Edward Island

1

10

6

0

6

2

10

2

5

7

1

Quebec

4

2

6

5

5

0

8

2

2

2

6

Saskatchewan

5

4

6

6

5

1

8

6

4

9

6

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(a)

(b)

(a)

1989

Alberta

7

6

6

9

6

8

0

10

3

9

9

British Columbia

8

6

6

9

8

8

3

6

4

4

8

Manitoba

4

4

6

7

7

4

4

4

4

8

7

New Brunswick

4

4

6

2

7

5

8

0

4

3

6

Newfoundland

3

4

6

5

0

5

7

0

5

0

5

Nova Scotia

4

6

6

6

8

7

5

2

5

2

6

Ontario

9

8

6

9

9

7

5

4

4

4

9

Prince Edward Island

1

10

6

0

6

6

6

2

5

7

4

Quebec

6

2

6

5

6

4

7

2

2

3

7

Saskatchewan

3

2

6

3

5

5

7

4

4

9

7

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(a)

(b)

(a)

1993

Alberta

7

6

6

7

7

7

4

10

4

9

9

British Columbia

7

6

6

6

7

3

0

6

4

4

7

Manitoba

3

4

6

2

6

4

1

4

4

8

7

New Brunswick

3

4

6

0

6

5

1

0

4

4

6

Newfoundland

3

4

6

2

0

3

6

0

6

0

4

Nova Scotia

3

6

6

3

8

5

3

2

6

2

5

Ontario

7

6

6

5

7

5

5

4

4

4

7

Prince Edward Island

1

10

6

0

6

5

6

2

4

7

5

Quebec

5

4

6

2

4

4

1

4

2

3

6

Saskatchewan

3

4

6

0

5

3

8

4

4

9

6

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(a)

(b)

(a)

1994

Alberta

8

6

8

7

9

7

6

10

4

9

10

British Columbia

7

6

6

6

7

3

0

4

4

4

7

Manitoba

4

4

6

2

7

4

2

4

4

8

7

New Brunswick

3

4

6

0

7

4

7

0

4

4

6

Newfoundland

4

4

6

2

0

3

7

0

6

0

5

Nova Scotia

4

6

6

3

8

3

5

0

6

2

6

Ontario

8

6

6

5

7

2

6

4

4

4

6

Prince Edward Island

2

10

6

0

6

5

8

2

4

7

5

Quebec

5

4

6

2

4

2

4

4

2

3

6

Saskatchewan

4

6

6

0

6

3

8

2

4

9

7

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(a)

(b)

(a)

1995

Alberta

9

6

8

9

9

7

5

10

4

9

10

British Columbia

7

6

6

5

7

3

0

4

4

4

6

Manitoba

4

4

6

5

8

4

1

4

4

8

7

New Brunswick

3

4

6

0

7

4

10

0

4

4

7

Newfoundland

4

4

6

0

0

3

8

0

6

0

5

Nova Scotia

4

6

6

2

8

5

5

0

6

2

6

Ontario

8

6

6

7

8

2

6

4

4

4

6

Prince Edward Island

3

10

6

1

7

5

8

2

4

7

6

Quebec

5

4

6

1

4

2

4

4

2

3

5

Saskatchewan

5

6

6

0

7

3

9

2

4

9

7

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(a)

(b)

(a)

1998 Estimate

Alberta

9

6

8

9

9

7

5

10

4

9

10

British Columbia

7

6

6

5

7

3

0

4

4

3

6

Manitoba

5

4

6

5

8

4

1

4

4

8

7

New Brunswick

4

4

6

0

7

4

10

0

4

3

7

Newfoundland

4

4

6

0

0

2

8

0

6

0

5

Nova Scotia

5

6

6

2

8

5

5

0

6

2

6

Ontario

8

6

6

7

8

2

6

4

4

4

6

Prince Edward Island

4

10

6

1

7

5

8

2

4

7

6

Quebec

5

4

6

1

4

2

4

4

2

3

5

Saskatchewan

7

6

6

0

7

3

9

2

4

9

7

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