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What's new in Budget 2025
Budget 2025 proposes 89 new measures with a net cost of $89.7 billion from 2025–26 to 2029–30: $2,993 per tax filer over 5 years. The largest share is in Chapter 4, Protecting Canada's Sovereignty and Security ($62.9 billion).
These are the new measures only, on top of what the government already spends. For total federal spending, see the home page.
Other budgets: Budget 2026
- Net cost, 2025–26 to 2029–30
- $89.7B
- Per tax filer
- $2,993
- Measures
- 89
- Announced before budget day
- 19 of 89
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2025–26 to 2029–30 · dollars · area is proportional to net cost
- 1. Building a Stronger Canadian Economy
- 2. Shifting from Reliance to Resilience
- 3. Empowering Canadians
- 4. Protecting Canada's Sovereignty and Security
- 5. Creating a More Efficient and Effective Government
Select a block to see the measure's net cost, its share of the total and the budget's description of it.
Measures that reduce the deficit, 2025–26 to 2029–30
Savings and revenue measures, not drawn above. They are netted into the $89.7B total.
- Comprehensive Expenditure ReviewcapitalChapter 5: Creating a More Efficient and Effective Government-$44.2B-$1,476 per filer
- Optimizing Productivity in GovernmentChapter 5: Creating a More Efficient and Effective Government-$7.8B-$259 per filer
- Comprehensive Expenditure Review – new revenues/lower expenses enabled by efficiencies (CRA)Chapter 5: Creating a More Efficient and Effective Government-$4.0B-$133 per filer
- Protecting the Integrity of the Tax SystemChapter 5: Creating a More Efficient and Effective Government-$1.4B-$46.55 per filer
- Equitable Public Sector Retirement BenefitsChapter 5: Creating a More Efficient and Effective Government-$1.2B-$39.91 per filer
- Improving the Integrity of Student Financial AssistanceChapter 5: Creating a More Efficient and Effective Government-$1.0B-$34.24 per filer
- Protecting Workers Against Improper Classificationannounced earlierChapter 3: Empowering Canadians-$84.0M-$2.80 per filer
- Home Accessibility Tax CreditChapter 5: Creating a More Efficient and Effective Government-$21.0M-$0.70 per filer
- CNSC Human Resources Information Technology System ModernizationcapitalChapter 5: Creating a More Efficient and Effective Government-$1.0M-$0.03 per filer
Every measure, by chapter
1. Building a Stronger Canadian Economy19 lines · 14.9% of the net cost$13.3B$445 per filer
| Measure | Net cost | Per tax filer |
|---|---|---|
| Generational Infrastructure Investmentscapital1.2 Supercharging Growth Gross $20.1B, net of: Funds Previously Provisioned in the Fiscal Framework (-$11.1B). | $9.0B | $301 |
| Productivity Super-Deductioncapital1.2 Supercharging Growth | $1.5B | $49.72 |
| Recruiting International Talentcapital1.2 Supercharging Growth | $879M | $29.33 |
| Supporting Critical Minerals Projectscapital1.3 Launching the Climate Competitiveness Strategy | $585M | $19.52 |
| Enhancing the Scientific Research and Experimental Development Tax Incentivescapital1.2 Supercharging Growth | $293M | $9.78 |
| Launching the Major Projects Officeannounced earlier1.1 Accelerating Major Nation-Building Projects Gross $264M, net of: Funds Previously Provisioned in the Fiscal Framework (-$20.0M). $40 million over two years, starting in 2024-25, in funding to ISC through the Strategic Partnerships Initiative to support Indigenous capacity building and consultation on nation-building for meaningful Indigenous participation in nation-building projects was previously announced on July 19, 2025. | $244M | $8.14 |
| Forgone Revenues1.2 Supercharging Growth | $228M | $7.61 |
| Protecting Canadian Intellectual Propertycapital1.2 Supercharging Growth | $183M | $6.11 |
| Seizing the Full Potential of Artificial Intelligencecapital1.2 Supercharging Growth Gross $946M, net of: Funds Previously Provisioned in the Fiscal Framework (-$800M); Funds Sourced From Existing Departmental Resources (-$20.0M). | $126M | $4.20 |
| Investing to Build High-Growth Companies and Emerging Fund Managers1.2 Supercharging Growth Gross $53.0M, net of: Funds Previously Provisioned in the Fiscal Framework ($28.0M). | $81.0M | $2.70 |
| 2026-2028 Immigration Levels Plan1.2 Supercharging Growth | $81.0M | $2.70 |
| Catalysing Investment in Airports and Portscapital1.2 Supercharging Growth | $55.0M | $1.84 |
| Supporting Medical School InfrastructurecapitalAdditional Investments – Building a Stronger Canadian Economy Funding to support the Toronto Metropolitan University's School of Medicine campus and teaching infrastructure. | $25.0M | $0.83 |
| A More Competitive and Innovative Financial System1.4 Increasing Competition Gross $63.0M, net of: Costs to be Recovered (-$10.0M); Funds Sourced From Existing Departmental Resources (-$37.0M). | $16.0M | $0.53 |
| Landfill Methane RegulationsAdditional Investments – Building a Stronger Canadian Economy Funding proposed for ECCC to implement and enforce methane regulations for large landfills. | $16.0M | $0.53 |
| Improving VIA Rail Service in the CorridorcapitalAdditional Investments – Building a Stronger Canadian Economy Funding proposed for VIA Rail Canada to implement technologies to improve on-time performance on its corridor services. | $9.0M | $0.30 |
| Boosting Clean Economy Investment Through Tax Creditscapital1.3 Launching the Climate Competitiveness Strategy | $4.0M | $0.13 |
| Improving Foreign Credential Recognitionannounced earlier1.2 Supercharging Growth Gross $67.0M, net of: Funds Sourced From Existing Departmental Resources (-$67.0M). Improving Foreign Credential Recognition was announced on October 27, 2025. *Measure includes funding classified as a capital investment. Note: Numbers may not add due to rounding. A glossary of abbreviations used in this table can be found at the end of Annex 1. | $0 | $0 |
| Investing in Canada Infrastructure ProgramcapitalAdditional Investments – Building a Stronger Canadian Economy Year-over-year reallocation of committed funding for the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program. | $0 | $0 |
Of the chapter's net cost, $11.9B is classified by the budget as capital investment. Chapter 1 on budget.canada.ca.
2. Shifting from Reliance to Resilience16 lines · 18.4% of the net cost$16.5B$552 per filer
| Measure | Net cost | Per tax filer |
|---|---|---|
| Protecting Workers and Transforming Canada's Strategic Industries - Supporting Workers2.1 Protecting Canada's Strategic Industries1 | $4.9B | $165 |
| Protecting Workers and Transforming Canada's Strategic Industries - Equipping Companies for Growth and Diversificationcapital2.1 Protecting Canada's Strategic Industries1 Gross $6.5B, net of: Funds Previously Provisioned in the Fiscal Framework (-$2.0B). | $4.5B | $150 |
| A New Trade Infrastructure Strategycapital2.2 Growing Canada's Trade with the World | $4.2B | $138 |
| Protecting Workers and Transforming Canada's Strategic Industries - Ensuring Access to Financing2.1 Protecting Canada's Strategic Industries1 | $1.2B | $39.08 |
| Protecting Workers and Transforming Canada's Strategic Industries - Support for Forestry2.1 Protecting Canada's Strategic Industries1 | $860M | $28.70 |
| Protecting Workers and Transforming Canada's Strategic Industries - Support for Agriculture, Fish, and Seafoodcapital2.1 Protecting Canada's Strategic Industries1 Gross $639M, net of: Funds Sourced From Existing Departmental Resources (-$176M). | $463M | $15.45 |
| Becoming Our Own Best Customerannounced earlier2.1 Protecting Canada's Strategic Industries1 Becoming Our Own Best Customer was announced on September 5, 2025. *Measure includes funding classified as a capital investment. Note: Numbers may not add due to rounding. A glossary of abbreviations used in this table can be found at the end of Annex 1. | $157M | $5.24 |
| Backing for Businesses Exploring New Marketscapital2.2 Growing Canada's Trade with the World Gross $168M, net of: Funds Previously Provisioned in the Fiscal Framework (-$17.0M). | $151M | $5.04 |
| Increasing Food Exportscapital2.2 Growing Canada's Trade with the World | $93.0M | $3.10 |
| Removing Barriers and Modernising Trade2.2 Growing Canada's Trade with the World | $20.0M | $0.67 |
| Seizing International Opportunities Through Trade Finance2.2 Growing Canada's Trade with the World Gross $160M, net of: Projected Revenues (-$9.0M); Funds Sourced From Existing Departmental Resources / Sourced from the International Assistance Envelope Strategic Priorities Fund (-$138M). | $13.0M | $0.43 |
| Making New Business-to-Business Connections in Europe2.2 Growing Canada's Trade with the World | $8.0M | $0.27 |
| Trade Controls to Defend Canadian SteelAdditional Investments – Shifting from Reliance to Resilience Funding proposed for GAC to support the effective implementation of trade controls to defend the steel industry from trade diversion and global excess capacity. | $8.0M | $0.27 |
| Enhancing Economic Expertise on Exporting SectorsAdditional Investments – Shifting from Reliance to Resilience Funding proposed for GAC to augment economic analysis and policy expertise on exporting sectors. | $4.0M | $0.13 |
| Migrating the Canada Tariff Finder SoftwarecapitalAdditional Investments – Shifting from Reliance to Resilience Funding proposed for GAC to maintain the Canada Tariff Finder on a new server. The tariff finder provides important information on tariff rates in world markets to Canadian companies. | $2.0M | $0.07 |
| Amendments to AgriStabilityAdditional Investments – Shifting from Reliance to Resilience Gross $32.0M, net of: Funds Sourced From Existing Departmental Resources (-$32.0M). Amendments to the federal-provincial-territorial cost-shared AgriStability program to make pasture-related feed costs eligible under the program. | $0 | $0 |
Of the chapter's net cost, $8.0B is classified by the budget as capital investment. Chapter 2 on budget.canada.ca.
3. Empowering Canadians24 lines · 53.7% of the net cost$48.1B$1,606 per filer
| Measure | Net cost | Per tax filer |
|---|---|---|
| Middle-Class Tax Cutannounced earlier3.2 Tackling Affordability Middle-Class Tax Cut was announced on May 14, 2025. | $27.2B | $909 |
| Launching Build Canada Homesannounced earliercapital3.1 Supercharging Home Building Across the Country Gross $7.3B, net of: Funds Previously Provisioned in the Fiscal Framework (-$588M). Build Canada Homes was announced on September 14, 2025. | $6.7B | $223 |
| Cancelling the Divisive Consumer Carbon Priceannounced earlier3.2 Tackling Affordability Cancelling the Divisive Consumer Carbon Price was announced on March 14, 2025. See Annex 1 for more information on proceeds collected and returned. | $4.2B | $140 |
| Eliminating the Goods and Services Tax (GST) for First-Time Home Buyersannounced earlier3.1 Supercharging Home Building Across the Country Eliminating the Goods and Services Tax (GST) for First-Time Home Buyers was announced on May 27, 2025. | $3.9B | $130 |
| Strengthening First Nations Infrastructure Financing and Access to Clean Watercapital3.1 Supercharging Home Building Across the Country | $2.3B | $77.79 |
| Helping Youth Find and Keep Jobs3.2 Tackling Affordability Gross $1.5B, net of: Funds Previously Provisioned in the Fiscal Framework (-$20.0M). | $1.5B | $50.66 |
| Funding for the Department for Women and Gender Equalityannounced earlier3.3 Protecting Canadian Culture, Values, and Identity Funding for the Department of Women and Gender Equality was announced on October 29, 2025. *Measure includes funding classified as a capital investment. Note: Numbers may not add due to rounding. A glossary of abbreviations used in this table can be found at the end of Annex 1. | $528M | $17.62 |
| Investing in Canadian Creators and the Cultural Economy3.3 Protecting Canadian Culture, Values, and Identity | $402M | $13.42 |
| Making the National School Food Program Permanentannounced earlier3.2 Tackling Affordability Delivering on Automatic Federal Benefits for Low-Income Individuals, Renewing the Canada Strong Pass, and Making the National School Food Program Permanent were announced on October 10, 2025. | $217M | $7.24 |
| Delivering Automatic Federal Benefits for Low-Income Individualsannounced earlier3.2 Tackling Affordability Delivering on Automatic Federal Benefits for Low-Income Individuals, Renewing the Canada Strong Pass, and Making the National School Food Program Permanent were announced on October 10, 2025. | $174M | $5.81 |
| Protecting Our National Broadcaster: CBC/Radio-Canada3.3 Protecting Canadian Culture, Values, and Identity | $150M | $5.01 |
| Renewing the Canada Strong Passannounced earlier3.3 Protecting Canadian Culture, Values, and Identity Delivering on Automatic Federal Benefits for Low-Income Individuals, Renewing the Canada Strong Pass, and Making the National School Food Program Permanent were announced on October 10, 2025. | $116M | $3.87 |
| Lowering Barriers to Access the Canada Disability Benefit3.3 Protecting Canadian Culture, Values, and Identity | $116M | $3.87 |
| Connecting Canadians Through Cultural Experiences and Community Celebrations3.3 Protecting Canadian Culture, Values, and Identity | $102M | $3.40 |
| Supporting the FIFA Men's World Cup 2026capitalAdditional Investments – Empowering Canadians Funding proposed for PCH, RCMP, CBSA, IRCC, CATSA and CFIA to bolster federal activities that will support the hosting of the FIFA Men's World Cup 2026 in Toronto and Vancouver. | $100M | $3.34 |
| Funding for the Terry Fox Research InstituteAdditional Investments – Empowering Canadians Funding proposed for the Terry Fox Research Institute's Cancer Centres Network. | $80.0M | $2.67 |
| Training the Next Generation of Canadian Buildersannounced earlier3.1 Supercharging Home Building Across the Country Training the Next Generation of Canadian Builders and Delivering for Personal Support Workers were announced on October 27, 2025. | $75.0M | $2.50 |
| Delivering for Personal Support Workersannounced earlier3.2 Tackling Affordability Gross $1.2B, net of: Funds Previously Provisioned in the Fiscal Framework (-$1.2B). Training the Next Generation of Canadian Builders and Delivering for Personal Support Workers were announced on October 27, 2025. | $74.0M | $2.47 |
| Delivering Automatic Federal Benefits for Low-Income Individuals - Administrationcapital3.2 Tackling Affordability | $72.0M | $2.40 |
| Top-Up Tax CreditAdditional Investments – Empowering Canadians Budget 2025 proposes to introduce a temporary Top-Up Tax Credit to provide transitional support to Canadians if their non-refundable tax credit amounts exceed the first income tax bracket threshold. | $70.0M | $2.34 |
| Advancing the Youth Climate Corps3.2 Tackling Affordability | $40.0M | $1.33 |
| Extending Employment Insurance Parental Benefits during BereavementAdditional Investments – Empowering Canadians Budget 2025 proposes to allow claimants receiving Employment Insurance parental benefits to access an additional eight weeks of parental benefits in the event of the death of the child. | $17.0M | $0.57 |
| Supporting the Royal Canadian Geographical Society3.3 Protecting Canadian Culture, Values, and Identity Gross $4.0M, net of: Funds Sourced From Existing Departmental Resources (-$4.0M). | $0 | $0 |
| Protecting Workers Against Improper Classificationannounced earlier3.2 Tackling Affordability Gross $76.0M, net of: Projected Revenues (-$160M). Protecting Workers Against Improper Classification was announced on October 30, 2025. | -$84.0M | -$2.80 |
Of the chapter's net cost, $8.7B is classified by the budget as capital investment. Chapter 3 on budget.canada.ca.
4. Protecting Canada's Sovereignty and Security12 lines · 70.1% of the net cost$62.9B$2,098 per filer
| Measure | Net cost | Per tax filer |
|---|---|---|
| Rebuilding, Rearming, and Reinvesting in the Canadian Armed Forcesannounced earliercapital4.1 Defending our Sovereignty Gross $56.6B, net of: Funds Previously Provisioned in the Fiscal Framework (-$740M). Defence investments in 2025-26 under Rebuilding, Rearming, and Reinvesting in the Canadian Armed Forces are equal to over $9 billion on a cash basis, as announced by the Prime Minister on June 9, 2025. The $7.2 billion total in 2025-26 on an accrual basis differs from the original accrual figure of $8.3 billion due to the accounting treatment of investments made under the Defence Industrial Strategy. | $55.9B | $1,865 |
| Strengthening Canada's Presence: Operations REASSURANCE and AMARNAannounced earliercapital4.1 Defending our Sovereignty Gross $2.9B, net of: Funds Sourced From Existing Departmental Resources (-$119M). Operation REASSURANCE was announced on August 26, 2025. | $2.8B | $94.44 |
| Strengthening Federal Law Enforcementannounced earliercapital4.2 Protecting our Borders and Communities Gross $1.8B, net of: Projected Revenues (-$20.0M). Strengthening Federal Law Enforcement was announced on October 16, 2025. | $1.7B | $58.10 |
| Modernising the Meteorological Service of Canadacapital4.2 Protecting our Borders and Communities | $1.1B | $37.91 |
| Enhancing the Canada Border Services Agencyannounced earliercapital4.2 Protecting our Borders and Communities Gross $833M, net of: Funds Previously Provisioned in the Fiscal Framework (-$55.0M). Enhancing the Canada Border Services Agency was announced on October 17, 2025. *Measure includes funding classified as a capital investment. Note: Numbers may not add due to rounding. A glossary of abbreviations used in this table can be found at the end of Annex 1. | $778M | $25.96 |
| Strengthening Canada's Emergency Management4.2 Protecting our Borders and Communities | $256M | $8.54 |
| A New Defence Investment Agencyannounced earlier4.1 Defending our Sovereignty A New Defence Investment Agency was announced on October 2, 2025. | $70.0M | $2.34 |
| Improving Asylum Claim Processing EfficiencyAdditional Investments – Protecting Canada's Sovereignty and Security Funding proposed for the IRB to support asylum claim processing. | $66.0M | $2.20 |
| Renewing Canada's National Public Alerting System4.2 Protecting our Borders and Communities | $56.0M | $1.87 |
| Removing Assault-Style Firearms from our Streets4.2 Protecting our Borders and Communities Gross $586M, net of: Funds Sourced From Existing Departmental Resources (-$547M). | $39.0M | $1.30 |
| Improving Preclearance at Canada's Borders4.2 Protecting our Borders and Communities | $15.0M | $0.50 |
| Support for NATO's Ukraine Comprehensive Assistance PackageAdditional Investments – Protecting Canada's Sovereignty and Security Gross $35.0M, net of: Funds Sourced From Existing Departmental Resources (-$35.0M). Funding to support the enhancement of Ukraine's security and defence institutions and deter Russian aggression, while also enabling interoperability with NATO. Funding is repurposed from a now-defunct NATO Trust Fund for the Afghan National Army. | $0 | $0 |
Of the chapter's net cost, $6.6B is classified by the budget as capital investment. Chapter 4 on budget.canada.ca.
5. Creating a More Efficient and Effective Government19 lines · -57.1% of the net cost-$51.2B-$1,709 per filer
| Measure | Net cost | Per tax filer |
|---|---|---|
| Less: unrealized Budget 2024 Responsible Government Spending savingsChapter adjustment | $5.5B | $184 |
| Workforce Renewal5.1 Spending Less to Invest More | $1.5B | $50.43 |
| Funding Advertising for Communicating to CanadiansAdditional Investments – Creating a More Efficient and Effective Government Funding proposed for PCO to increase the annual limit of the Central Advertising Fund, supporting the effective communication of government policy. | $345M | $11.51 |
| Improving the Efficiency of the Tax System5.3 A More Efficient Tax System | $285M | $9.51 |
| Administrative Funding for Tax Fairness of Global CorporationscapitalAdditional Investments – Creating a More Efficient and Effective Government Funding proposed for the CRA to ensure integrity and deliver on commitments related to tax fairness for global corporations. | $221M | $7.38 |
| Faster Services for Veterans5.2 Modernising Services | $184M | $6.14 |
| Administrative Funding for Clean Economy Investment Tax CreditscapitalAdditional Investments – Creating a More Efficient and Effective Government Funding proposed for the CRA to administer the Clean Economy Investment Tax Credits. | $146M | $4.87 |
| Continuing Collection of Emergency Benefits OverpaymentsAdditional Investments – Creating a More Efficient and Effective Government Funding proposed for ESDC to continue collections for overpayments related to COVID-19 emergency benefits, in collaboration with the CRA. | $123M | $4.10 |
| Agricultural Cooperatives: Patronage Dividends Paid in SharesAdditional Investments – Creating a More Efficient and Effective Government Budget 2025 proposes to extend the period during which agricultural cooperatives can distribute tax-deferred patronage dividends paid in shares to their members until the end of 2030. | $33.0M | $1.10 |
| Real-Time Employer Reported Payroll Information PilotAdditional Investments – Creating a More Efficient and Effective Government Funding proposed for ESDC, to be charged to the EI Operating Account, to support a two-year pilot project to assess whether EI eligibility and entitlement can be determined accurately and securely using real-time payroll information. | $29.0M | $0.97 |
| Advancing a Common Government of Canada Desktop SolutionAdditional Investments – Creating a More Efficient and Effective Government Gross $13.0M, net of: Funds Sourced From Existing Departmental Resources (-$13.0M). Funding proposed for SSC, to be sourced from existing departmental resources, to advance the proof-of-concept phase of a common Government of Canada desktop service. | $0 | $0 |
| CNSC Human Resources Information Technology System ModernizationcapitalAdditional Investments – Creating a More Efficient and Effective Government Gross $5.0M, net of: Costs to be Recovered (-$5.0M); Funds Sourced From Existing Departmental Resources (-$1.0M). Funding proposed for the CNSC to support the modernization of its human resources information technology system. | -$1.0M | -$0.03 |
| Home Accessibility Tax CreditAdditional Investments – Creating a More Efficient and Effective Government Budget 2025 proposes to modify the Home Accessibility Tax Credit to no longer allow an expense to be claimed under this credit if it has been claimed under the Medical Expense Tax Credit. | -$21.0M | -$0.70 |
| Improving the Integrity of Student Financial Assistance5.1 Spending Less to Invest More | -$1.0B | -$34.24 |
| Equitable Public Sector Retirement Benefits5.1 Spending Less to Invest More | -$1.2B | -$39.91 |
| Protecting the Integrity of the Tax System5.3 A More Efficient Tax System | -$1.4B | -$46.55 |
| Comprehensive Expenditure Review – new revenues/lower expenses enabled by efficiencies (CRA)5.1 Spending Less to Invest More | -$4.0B | -$133 |
| Optimizing Productivity in Government5.1 Spending Less to Invest More | -$7.8B | -$259 |
| Comprehensive Expenditure Reviewcapital5.1 Spending Less to Invest More | -$44.2B | -$1,476 |
Of the chapter's net cost, -$2.7B is classified by the budget as capital investment. Chapter 5 on budget.canada.ca.