warre & vavasourBudget 2026 Explorer

Budget 2026 · Chapter 5 · pp. 255–286

A 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.

Net fiscal impact of Chapter 5 measures by year, CAD millions
$966M2026-27$1.62B2027-28$1.34B2028-29$1.54B2029-30$1.13B2030-31

Chapter 5 in numbers

Net impact, five years
$6.59B
Of which capital
$2B
Measures
37
With a cost line
27

5.1 Defending Canada

$755M over five years

Announced without a cost line

5.2 Keeping Canadians safe at home

$2.95B over five years

5.3 Protecting Canadians from digital and financial threats

$128M over five years

Announced without a cost line

5.4 Strengthening disaster preparedness

$2.56B over five years

Announced without a cost line

Additional investments

$197M over five years


The chapter cost table

Chapter 5 summary, millions of dollars. Budget 2026, p. 283 (PDF p. 299).
Section2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31Total
5.1 Defending Canada−16650139240141755
5.2 Keeping Canadians safe at home2645657918085212,949
5.3 Protecting Canadians from digital and financial threats125333237128
5.4 Strengthening disaster preparedness8664634194084082,564
5.x Additional investments – A safe and sovereign Canada—63615518197
Net fiscal impact9661,6171,3421,5431,1266,593
Of which, capital investment1966745054222062,004