warre & vavasourBudget 2026 Explorer

Chapter 5 · Additional investments - A safe and sovereign Canada

Combatting auto theft

Program spendingIncludes capital investment

$26M net impact on the budgetary balance over five years, 2026-27 to 2030-31.

Net impact by year, CAD millions (accrual)
—2026-27$8M2027-28$9M2028-29$9M2029-30$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
Combatting auto theft…899126

… 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 CBSA to sustain its ability to identify, examine, and detain suspected stolen vehicles before they leave Canada.”

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

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