warre & vavasourBudget 2026 Explorer

Chapter 1 · 1.1 Making Canada the best place to invest

Helping Canadian innovators scale at home

Program spendingLoans, equity or financing
BusinessesInvestment

$94M net impact on the budgetary balance over five years, 2026-27 to 2030-31.

Net impact by year, CAD millions (accrual)
−$5M2026-27−$4M2027-28$35M2028-29$36M2029-30$32M2030-31

The cost line

Chapter 1 cost table, millions of dollars, accrual basis. Budget 2026, p. 151 (PDF p. 161).
Line2026-272027-282028-292029-302030-31Total
Helping Canadian innovators scale at home…7505043150
Less: Funds previously provisioned in the fiscal framework−5−11−15−14−11−56
Net fiscal impact−5−435363294

… 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

“Through up to $750 million in investments, offered on a cash basis, the Strategy will mobilise domestic private capital and help Canadian companies grow and scale right here in Canada.”

Budget 2026, p. 117 (PDF p. 127)

Key facts

  • Up to $750 million in investments, offered on a cash basis, to mobilise domestic private capital for scaling companies. Budget 2026, p. 116 (PDF p. 126)

Amounts named in the text

Stated amounts can cover different periods, cash or accrual bases, previously announced money and loans. They are not additive with the cost line above.

  • $750 million
  • $75 million
  • $675 million

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