Fraser Institute

Public policy think tank
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Fraser Institute

Summary

Fraser Institute is a think tank[1]. It draws 467 Wikipedia views per month (think_tank category, ranking #24 of 207).[2]

Key Facts

  • Fraser Institute's field of work was economic policy[3].
  • A notable work attributed to Fraser Institute is Tax Freedom Day[4].
  • Fraser Institute was a member of Atlas Network[5].
  • Fraser Institute is in the country of Canada[6].
  • Fraser Institute's instance of is recorded as think tank[7].
  • Fraser Institute's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[8].
  • Fraser Institute's founder is recorded as Michael Walker[9].
  • Fraser River is named after Fraser Institute[10].
  • Fraser Institute's headquarters location is recorded as Vancouver[11].
  • 1974 marks the founding of Fraser Institute[12].
  • Fraser Institute's official website is recorded as https://www.fraserinstitute.org/[13].
  • Fraser Institute's sponsor is recorded as ExxonMobil[14].
  • Fraser Institute's sponsor is recorded as Koch, Inc.[15].
  • Fraser Institute's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+39'}[16].
  • Fraser Institute's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+48'}[17].
  • Fraser Institute's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+57'}[18].
  • Fraser Institute's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+66'}[19].
  • Fraser Institute's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+72'}[20].
  • Fraser Institute's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+97'}[21].
  • Fraser Institute's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+90'}[22].
  • Fraser Institute's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+71'}[23].
  • Fraser Institute's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+68'}[24].
  • Fraser Institute's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+73'}[25].
  • Fraser Institute's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+55'}[26].
  • Fraser Institute's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+52'}[27].

Body

Founding

Fraser Institute's founder is recorded as Michael Walker[9]. 1974 marks the founding of it[12].

Operations

Fraser Institute's headquarters location is recorded as Vancouver[11].

Industry

Fraser Institute's field of work was economic policy[3].

Why It Matters

Fraser Institute draws 467 Wikipedia views per month (think_tank category, ranking #24 of 207).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Canada Revenue Agency. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . ROR release v1.19. wikidata.org.
  10. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . charitydata.ca. Retrieved . charitydata.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . charitydata.ca. Retrieved . charitydata.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . charitydata.ca. Retrieved . charitydata.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . charitydata.ca. Retrieved . charitydata.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . charitydata.ca. Retrieved . charitydata.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . charitydata.ca. Retrieved . charitydata.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . charitydata.ca. Retrieved . charitydata.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . charitydata.ca. Retrieved . charitydata.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . charitydata.ca. Retrieved . charitydata.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . charitydata.ca. Retrieved . charitydata.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . charitydata.ca. Retrieved . charitydata.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . charitydata.ca. Retrieved . charitydata.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['de', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'nl', 'no', 'pt', 'sr', 'sv', 'ta', 'uk', 'zh']
    Gnd id → 1092104658
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  2. 19d ago · NGOgo · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Founder → Michael Walker
    Notable work → Tax Freedom Day
    Legal form → 501(c)(3) organization
    Funder → Peter Munk
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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