{"id":"addressing-national-security-risks-from-investments-by-financial-insti","slug":"addressing-national-security-risks-from-investments-by-financial-insti","title":"Addressing national security risks from investments by financial institutions","chapter":5,"section":"5.3","section_title":"Protecting Canadians from digital and financial threats","heading":"Addressing national security risks from investments by financial institutions","in_cost_table":false,"capital":false,"fiscal":null,"description":null,"commitments":[{"text":"As such, Budget 2026 proposes to: Amend the Bank Act to provide the Minister of Finance with the authority to order the divestiture of investments held in Canadian businesses by banks if national security concerns emerge.","pdf_page":295,"printed_page":279,"quote":"As such, Budget 2026 proposes to: Amend the Bank Act to provide the Minister of Finance with the authority to order the divestiture of investments held in Canadian businesses by banks if national security concerns emerge."}],"amounts_in_text":[],"source":{"pdf_page":295,"printed_page":279,"chapter_url":"https://budget.canada.ca/2026/report-rapport/chap5-en.html"},"money_type":"no_line_item","involves_loans":false,"lenses":[],"url":"https://budget2026.warreandvavasour.com/measures/addressing-national-security-risks-from-investments-by-financial-insti/","chapter_title":"A safe and sovereign Canada"}