Budget 2026 · Chapters
Six chapters, every line.
Each chapter ends with a cost table. We tie every line in those tables to the measure it pays for, and list the announcements that have no cost line of their own.
Canada's Investment Supercycle
The investment chapter. Its cost is dominated by the Productivity Mega Deduction, a permanent full write-off for a wide range of business assets, with electricity, nuclear, critical minerals and forestry behind it.
↗02pp. 155–186A more competitive and connected Canadian economy
Trade, tariffs and major projects: the Major Projects Office and a new management entity, the Mackenzie Valley Highway, digital trade systems, and the support package for workers and businesses hit by tariffs.
↗03pp. 187–222A more affordable life
Affordability, housing, health and the skilled workforce: the groceries benefit, the Build Canada Workers Benefit, child care, Build Canada Homes and homelessness, and Team Canada Strong for the trades.
↗04pp. 223–254A strong and united Canada
Culture, communities and reconciliation: the 160th anniversary, recreation facilities and rinks, national parks and oceans, ferries and rail, and large commitments for First Nations housing, infrastructure, education and child welfare.
↗05pp. 255–286A safe and sovereign Canada
Defence and security: drones, Operation REASSURANCE, the defence industrial base and sovereign intelligence, plus online safety, AI for All, fraud and financial crime, and disaster preparedness.
↗06pp. 287–312A more efficient government
Making government cheaper and simpler: tax filing changes, AI and digital transformation in government, border infrastructure, public-service savings, Canada Post and tax compliance.
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