Jonathan Arnold is a Research Associate with Canada’s Ecofiscal Commission. He previously worked as an Economist with Environment Canada’s Regulatory Analysis and Valuation Division in Gatineau, where he worked on developing cost-benefit analysis for industry air pollution regulations. Jonathan earned a Master’s of Public Policy from Simon Fraser University, and wrote his thesis on the economic and environmental costs of road congestion in Metro Vancouver for commercial goods movement. He’s also worked as a Junior Policy Analyst with the British Columbia Business Council and as a Research Assistant at SFU in public policy and economics.

Jonathan was born and raised in Halifax, NS, and has lived in Stockholm, Vancouver, and now Ottawa. As a competitive cyclist, Jonathan spends much of his free time in the bike saddle at Gatineau Park, but can also be found on the basketball court, travelling, hiking, or lounging with a good book.