warre & vavasourBudget 2026 Explorer

Chapter 5 · Additional investments - A safe and sovereign Canada

Canada in a Changing Climate

Program spending

$4M net impact on the budgetary balance over five years, 2026-27 to 2030-31.

Net impact by year, CAD millions (accrual)
—2026-27$1M2027-28$1M2028-29$1M2029-30$1M2030-31

The cost line

Chapter 5 cost table, millions of dollars, accrual basis. Budget 2026, p. 284 (PDF p. 300).
Line2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31Total
Canada in a Changing Climate…11114

… 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 NRCan to continue to support the Canada in a Changing Climate National Assessment Process to synthesise knowledge on climate change impacts and adaptation in Canada.”

Budget 2026, p. 284 (PDF p. 300)

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