warre & vavasourBudget 2026 Explorer

Chapter 6 · Additional investments - A more efficient government

Archiving the records of former Prime Minister Trudeau

Program spending

$12M net impact on the budgetary balance over five years, 2026-27 to 2030-31.

Net impact by year, CAD millions (accrual)
—2026-27$3M2027-28$3M2028-29$3M2029-30$3M2030-31

The cost line

Chapter 6 cost table, millions of dollars, accrual basis. Budget 2026, p. 312 (PDF p. 330).
Line2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31Total
Archiving the records of former Prime Minister Trudeau…333312

… 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

“Funding proposed for LAC to acquire, preserve, and provide Canadians with access to the records of Canada’s 23rd Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau.”

Budget 2026, p. 312 (PDF p. 330)

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