Circular economy for plastics renewal

$76M net impact on the budgetary balance over five years, 2026-27 to 2030-31.

The cost line

… 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 ECCC, NRC, and DFO to renew measures to reduce plastic waste and increase circularity by developing and implementing regulations, gathering relevant and consistent data, and conducting scientific research activities to inform policy-making, and to support the Ghost Gear Program.”

Budget 2026, p. 250 (PDF p. 266)

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