Chapter 3 · Additional investments - A more affordable life
Projected Employment Insurance premium revenues for measures included in Budget 2026
−$2.19B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measure | −165 | −477 | −496 | −516 | −535 | −2,188 |
… 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
“Includes projected Employment Insurance premium revenues for measures in section 2.3 (Supporting Canadian workers and businesses), in section 3.4 (Launching Team Canada Strong, Helping workers build skills for the jobs of tomorrow, and Helping workers affected by tariffs gain new skills), and in section 6 – Additional investments (Improving technical support for the My Service Canada Account).”
Budget 2026, p. 220 (PDF p. 234)
Also in this section
- Administration of the First Home Savings Account$62MProgram spendingHousing
- Asylum processing$63MProgram spending
- Enhancing biometrics collection for immigration screening$68MProgram spendingAI & digital
- Extending support for the Vaccine Impact Assistance Program$18MProgram spendingHealth
- Migrant Worker Support Program$82MProgram spending
- Supporting the Autism Framework and Strategy$6MProgram spendingHealth