warre & vavasourBudget 2026 Explorer

Chapter 5 · 5.2 Keeping Canadians safe at home

Addressing gender-based violence

Program spending

$607M net impact on the budgetary balance over five years, 2026-27 to 2030-31.

Net impact by year, CAD millions (accrual)
—2026-27$152M2027-28$152M2028-29$152M2029-30$152M2030-31

The cost line

Chapter 5 cost table, millions of dollars, accrual basis. Budget 2026, p. 283 (PDF p. 299).
Line2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31Total
Addressing gender-based violence…152152152152607

… no change to existing funding or no fiscal implication · – a further extension will be considered later · 0* less than $0.5 million. Positive numbers cost the budget (spending or forgone revenue); negative numbers improve it.

What the budget says

“That is why, in July, we announced $607.4 million over four years, starting in 2027-28, to renew the bilateral agreements with provinces and territories to support continued action to end gender-based violence across the country.”

Budget 2026, p. 274 (PDF p. 290)

Amounts named in the text

Stated amounts can cover different periods, cash or accrual bases, previously announced money and loans. They are not additive with the cost line above.

  • $607.4 million over four years, starting in 2027-28

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