Chapter 3 · Additional investments - A more affordable life
Extending support for the Vaccine Impact Assistance Program
Program spending
$18M net impact on the budgetary balance over five years, 2026-27 to 2030-31.
The cost line
| Line | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 | 2029-30 | 2030-31 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extending support for the Vaccine Impact Assistance Program | … | 27 | – | – | – | 27 |
| Less: Funds sourced from existing departmental resources | — | −9 | — | — | — | −9 |
| Net fiscal impact | — | 18 | — | — | — | 18 |
… 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 PHAC to renew the Vaccine Impact Assistance Program, which provides financial support to people in Canada who have been assessed as having sustained a serious and permanent injury as a result of receiving a HC-authorised vaccine.”
Budget 2026, p. 220 (PDF p. 234)
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